Directing

Afonso Mota

Born April 20, 1993 · Lisbon, Portugal (age 33)

Afonso Mota (20th April 1993) was born and raised in Lisbon. In 2015, he graduated in Cinematography at Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema, in Lisbon. That same year, his first short "Empty Room" received an honourable mention at Festival Vila do Conde. His second short "The South" was selected for the IndieLisboa International Film Festival in 2016. In 2019, he directed his first fiction film "Ph…

Known For

Phantom Power

Phantom Power · 2019

A young sound director has a task. Rafael must record a crucial sound for a film. With his headphones on he scans the city of Lisbon, looking and listening for this elusive sonic eccentricity – his journey made harder by all sorts of disruptive noises.

Fúria

MovieDocumentary

Agressivity and the will to compete are also part of childhood. At a poor district’s boxing club the kids live a close friendship and find a place to express a fury that is violent but liberating.

Heterofonia

Heterofonia · 2024

MovieDramaRomance

A boy and a girl lie in bed, discussing the possibility of being inside a dream. The boy shares with her a recent nightmare he had, in which she stole his eye. The girl assures him that his fears are not real and that he is not inside a dream. Suddenly, everything goes black.

Empty Room

Empty Room · 2015

João and Helena live part of their relationship in a virtual world. One night before a party, João logs on Helena’s Facebook account. The fascination he has for her leads him into a confrontation with more serious consequences than the reality João has been living.

Tudo Menos Filmes

Tudo Menos Filmes · 2024

Tudo Menos Filmes

Nightender

Nightender · 2020

Paulo works in a bar and when his shift is over he wonders through the Lisbon night. Between a romantic and desolate tone, Flávio Gonçalves films in the poetry of the night. A poetry made of encounters, ferocious lights and bodies that love and fear.

The South

The South · 2016

A trip to South America, told through memories and several anonymous documents. The effects of the landscape among the subjects that share it are strange and able to separate a group of friends.

Dobra de Natal

Dobra de Natal · 2022

Christmas short films by the Dobra collective.

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Phantom Power

Phantom Power · 2019

A young sound director has a task. Rafael must record a crucial sound for a film. With his headphones on he scans the city of Lisbon, looking and listening for this elusive sonic eccentricity – his journey made harder by all sorts of disruptive noises.

Director

Fúria

MovieDocumentary

Agressivity and the will to compete are also part of childhood. At a poor district’s boxing club the kids live a close friendship and find a place to express a fury that is violent but liberating.

Director of Photography

Heterofonia

Heterofonia · 2024

MovieDramaRomance

A boy and a girl lie in bed, discussing the possibility of being inside a dream. The boy shares with her a recent nightmare he had, in which she stole his eye. The girl assures him that his fears are not real and that he is not inside a dream. Suddenly, everything goes black.

Director

Empty Room

Empty Room · 2015

João and Helena live part of their relationship in a virtual world. One night before a party, João logs on Helena’s Facebook account. The fascination he has for her leads him into a confrontation with more serious consequences than the reality João has been living.

Writer

Tudo Menos Filmes

Tudo Menos Filmes · 2024

Tudo Menos Filmes

Director

Nightender

Nightender · 2020

Paulo works in a bar and when his shift is over he wonders through the Lisbon night. Between a romantic and desolate tone, Flávio Gonçalves films in the poetry of the night. A poetry made of encounters, ferocious lights and bodies that love and fear.

Director of Photography

The South

The South · 2016

A trip to South America, told through memories and several anonymous documents. The effects of the landscape among the subjects that share it are strange and able to separate a group of friends.

Writer

Dobra de Natal

Dobra de Natal · 2022

Christmas short films by the Dobra collective.

Director

Maps

A couple watch two friends on their way to a party.

Color Grading

Crocodile Tooth

Crocodile Tooth · 2016

Crocodile Tooth

MovieDocumentary

July 2016. Life's a beach for Matias.

Editor

Aos Nossos Amigos

Aos Nossos Amigos · 2017

Aos Nossos Amigos

MovieDocumentary

Director

Noites Mais Fáceis

Noites Mais Fáceis · 2025

Noites Mais Fáceis

When a sudden gust of wind sends her scarf flying out the window, Ema leaves her post to retrieve it. But this gesture sets in motion an absurd journey, as her compliant coworkers repeatedly try to hold her back. Feeling increasingly isolated, Ema longs to fit in, but refuses to fully surrender to the absurdity of the situation.

Director of Photography