Hugo Costa

For as long as she remembers, Francisca lives with an inexplicable and uncontrollable aversion to belly buttons. Nothing makes her more anxious than this simple part of the body and the shapes in the world that resemble it. When therapy isn't enough to solve her cherished phobia , Francisca turns to other types of methods - without any scientific basis and not recommended for anyone who suffers from the same condition.

Sometimes, the hardest step in a day is the first one. In Sono Solto, our hero fights a battle against himself: is it worth it to leave the confort of the duvet and live life outside? By means of a fragmentary narrative, built on dreams and association, this short film follows the protagonist's speculation on activity and passivity, the passage of time and the (dis)advantages of being awake.

Under the harsh rays of the sun, Carlos is laying down. There is sunburn on his back. The wind is still. The air is warm. There’s a dryness in the air. He can barely breathe, until he sees Mateus.

Joana, mother to Vicente, is slowly transforming into a woman-wolf hybrid. Vicente, who has been feeling more and more distant from his mother, lives through a brief event that separates this day from others, gaining hope that the relationship between the two isn’t doomed, and imagines how their joint healing process would be.

A girl wakes up on the beach without knowing where she is, but immediately recognizes a major landmark from her childhood: the Fairy Castle...