Vicente Molder

In the mid-1980s, during a summer day, Rui Carlos and his friends Maranau and Tomané enjoy their free time in the neighborhood, between football matches and playful games. Rui Carlos repairs his worn-out shoes and heads out to borrow a valuable football from their neighbor, Dona Olinda, who daily entrusts it to him. As the teams are chosen and the game begins, typical neighborhood interruptions ensue: a visit from Mascote the dog, a break for lunch, and spontaneous games. But when the ball gets punctured, Rui Carlos is left to face responsibility and the realities of growing up.

It’s Autumn. A young woman and an older man travel by train to Douro, looking for a light phenomenon. They wait during the day but it’s in the silence of the night that things starts to appear. The invisible becomes visible, but is it still possible to believe?

On a foggy night, a blonde woman unexpectedly haunts the path of two young men in a suburban park.

When a young couple spends a day in the countryside, suppressed tensions bubble to the surface, as they struggle to communicate on questions of power and responsibility.

An observation of post-colonial economic relations through the intersecting trajectories of two Filipino women: one preparing to leave her native island to work as a domestic in Europe, the other to return for good.

Ana is spending the holidays with her family. The setting is perfect for relaxation and for wondering. Next to the house, workers are building a pond. Attracted by it, Ana senses a presence, someone familiar yet still unknown. Alexander David captures on screen all the beauty of a childhood self-discovery and the first uncertain steps taken outside of parental control. Evocative and mellow, Water Hazard explores queer identity with a delicate and empathetic eye.

Accompanied by two botanical guides, a group of hikers embarks on a journey through the enchanting landscapes of Arrábida Natural Park. As they traverse the park's diverse flora and fauna, they uncover evidence of a troubling transformation: rather than the work of nature, it becomes clear that human intervention is reshaping this once-pristine environment.

When the steel factory she’s working to dismantle comes back to life one night, immigrant Morana must face the fragility of her own existence - and how much she truly has in common with the laid-off workers.