Documentary Films

Desert, mythical, twilight. This visual contemplation is a kind of silent western about life in the landscape of Alente…

In 2007, João Paulo Seara staged a puppet theater play. This documentary is a fascinating insight into its creation pro…

Miguel has heard that he looks a lot like his father, whom he has never met. In this story we accompany him in a poetic…

This curious cinematic investigation-conversation oscillates between Paris and Portugal to inquire into the "Danses Mac…

Filmmakers Filipa Reis and João Miller Guerra resort to their common imaginary, vibrant scraps of images and sounds tha…

Miguel and Rubén, two Cape Verdean immigrant descendants living in Portugal, find themselves in limbo. They both have d…

Mixing reality and fiction, we see the trial and the interpellation of those involved in the murder of a young Portugue…

This short film, a winner at the Berlinale, is an exuberant scream that literally destroys the image of xenophobia agai…

With discretion and subtlety, this film documents in a school in Portugal the experience of the Generación Orchestra, a…

This beautifully photographed documentary follows the unique life of a fisherman in a small Lisbon coastal community.

In the safety of a desolate house, a group of homeless people in the city of Porto tell us what it is like to live and …

After living for several years in the United States, a group of men are deported and forced to return to the Azores, th…