Portugal Movies

A documentary about my grandfather, Ricardo José de Almeida Júnior. For all those who, like me, were not lucky enough to know him.

Carta a Uma Jovem Escritora is a reflection on memory and forgetting, presented through five striking portraits of five Portuguese women writers:...

Short film by Tiago Smith

In Brazil, the vigil accompanies the dying as they cross into the other world, helping them take the final step when the body is too weak, and breath...

A Cape Verdean woman navigates her way through Lisbon, following the scanty physical traces her deceased husband left behind and discovering his...

It's last week at school, but Simon's not studying for his finals. His parents have divorced and seem to be waiting for a change that never comes....

A short and touching documentary about the lives of 5 women who had cancer. Part of a bigger project set to interview women around the world.

A grieving Persian-Kurdish mother and her American daughter head to the scenic Azores on conflicting agendas, but their clash of perspectives turns...

A meditation on civilization. July, 2001: friends wave as a cruise ship departs Lisbon for Mediterranean ports and the Indian Ocean. On board and on...

A girl walks through various spaces searching for her memory through a single possession, a Polaroid picture she finds in her pockets. During her...

In 2007, Yahya works at his friend Osama’s falafel shop in Gaza, which doubles as a drug dealing front. His entanglement leads him to witness a...

A flight to Lisboa is diverted to Beja due to a snowstorm, forcing several passengers to spend Christmas Eve away from their families.

Spain, the 1970s. Although Francoist ideology remains deeply entrenched in society, a group of young trailblazers and an ambitious promoter are about...

Amid the dunes and landscapes of the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, singer and composer Orlando Morais remembers his trajectory,...

A theatre having national as part of its name, at the top of a square, reflecting a country’s history. But which one? This is a voyage through...

A director struggles with a difficult sex scene between a young actor and actress who can't stand one another. Aided by her loyal assistant, she is...