Rute - Short Concert Movie (ESMAE 503)

A strange golden insect crawls into a bedroom on a stifling summer night. As it invades the sleeping body, the walls begin to shift and pulse — and the nightmare begins.

A semi-abandoned WC turned into a short film that mixes an hallucination and the power of a femme fatale

Vicente is an “abafador”, a smotherer who travels around with the mission of ending the suffering of those who are terminally ill and dying. Tired of living like a criminal, he does one last service but is caught red-handed by a woman.

A son of a butcher, who is miserable working in his family’s business, avoids touching meat at all costs just because he doesn’t have the guts to tell his father he wants to be vegan.

"Manoel" captures Sensible Soccers' journey as they celebrate a decade together as a band by reimagining soundtracks for Manoel de Oliveira's classic films. The documentary delves into the poetic intersection of cinema and music, revealing the delicate harmony between these two timeless art forms.

Too Fast Too Soon is a fashion film about the tension of fighting over something broken while the ones who broke it stay out of the conflict.

A docu-concert on Mão Morta, tracing the band’s enduring commitment to resistance and political expression. Set around a live concert filmed one year after the release of Viva La Muerte, the film reflects on art as confrontation in a time marked by the resurgence of far-right ideologies.

After leaving Belgium to pursue a master’s degree in photography in Portugal, a young woman finds herself chasing love instead of the future she imagined. Between failed romances and the challenges of building a life abroad, during this diary entry like confession she rediscovers what truly this new phase means. A candid and deadpan humorous reflection on homesickness, growing up, and finding happiness far from home.

A collage of resistance and memory — weaving together archival footage from Palestine, Sudan, and beyond to remind us that history never fades, oppression repeats, and silence is manufactured. Yet within the weight of helplessness, awareness, love, and community remain our quiet acts of revolution.