Diogo Lopes

In a tradition dating back to the dawn of humanity, Costa da Caparica was born through the Arte-Xávega. Today, a community of fishermen adapts this fishing technique to the modern world, in a choreography between machine, waves, and Man.

When an old fan breaks down in a crowded attic in Marseille, the sweltering heat forces a middle-aged Portuguese man and a young Cameroonian man to work together to fix it, despite not sharing a common language.

An anxious boy, waiting for a friend to play chess with, finds a girl who listens to him and tries to calm him down.

Two revolutionaries arrange a clandestine meeting to convince a factory worker to join them on a strike.

A group of young teenagers gathers in a forest to camp before the school year ends, while something they don't understand seems to be circulating the place.

In the week leading up to her company’s premiere of Giselle, Lena, the understudy to the lead role, struggles to meet the demands of the performance. Seeking escape, she spends a night with friends on the outskirts of the city. As a rave gradually transforms into a forest haunted by echoes of the ballet’s second act, Lena confronts a version of herself still trapped beneath the spotlight.