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Mário Macedo

Mário Macedo was born 1989. Finished his studies at the School of Arts at UCP Porto and in the European Film College in Denmark. In Copenhagen he creates, together with other artists, 73collective - a community of young directors that focus on highly personal projects. His short documentary films Uncle Rui (2011) and Sinless Maria (2016) both premiered at DocLisboa Festival. The second won the Nat…

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Skin River

Skin River · 2021

In a small village in the north of Portugal, Agostinho endures the imprisonment of his routine. One day, he suffers a strange seizure leaving the factory where he works at the night shift. Unable to explain the reason for his condition, he returns home, to his girlfriend, to his friends. Subduing his dreams and concerns, Agostinho awaits for the night to come and, with it, another shift.

Three of Cups

Three of Cups · 2025

An experimental short film that captures an intimate, polyamorous night in Berlin shared between three friends—a nonbinary artist, a trans woman, and a queer straight man—each navigating personal transformation. Set during a winter gathering, the film explores love, identity, and the elusive beauty of change through quiet conversations and tender glances, revealing how these moments can fundamentally alter us.

That's How I Love You

That's How I Love You · 2024

That's How I Love You

While spending holidays at his grandparents’ place in the countryside, a boy learns a cruel lesson of mercy.

Cul-de-sac

Cul-de-sac · 2024

A group of skaters take refuge in a shopping mall, making it their playground. As they spend time skating the empty hallways, the stillness creeps in. It's a dead end.

Maria

Maria spends her days working in her family’s noisy metal factory. While being oppressed by male violence, she is also responsible for caring for her sister-in-law and niece, both existentially depleted. A revolution starts to boil within her.

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Skin River

Skin River · 2021

In a small village in the north of Portugal, Agostinho endures the imprisonment of his routine. One day, he suffers a strange seizure leaving the factory where he works at the night shift. Unable to explain the reason for his condition, he returns home, to his girlfriend, to his friends. Subduing his dreams and concerns, Agostinho awaits for the night to come and, with it, another shift.

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Three of Cups

Three of Cups · 2025

An experimental short film that captures an intimate, polyamorous night in Berlin shared between three friends—a nonbinary artist, a trans woman, and a queer straight man—each navigating personal transformation. Set during a winter gathering, the film explores love, identity, and the elusive beauty of change through quiet conversations and tender glances, revealing how these moments can fundamentally alter us.

Director

That's How I Love You

That's How I Love You · 2024

That's How I Love You

While spending holidays at his grandparents’ place in the countryside, a boy learns a cruel lesson of mercy.

Director

Cul-de-sac

Cul-de-sac · 2024

A group of skaters take refuge in a shopping mall, making it their playground. As they spend time skating the empty hallways, the stillness creeps in. It's a dead end.

Director

Maria

Maria spends her days working in her family’s noisy metal factory. While being oppressed by male violence, she is also responsible for caring for her sister-in-law and niece, both existentially depleted. A revolution starts to boil within her.

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