Cul-de-sac

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.

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.

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

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.