Private Project

Basin of souls

Rua de Santa Catarina, a street that was formerly home to dozens of local businesses and hundreds of Porto residents, now sees a crowd of tourists attracted by the cheap, disposable
amenities that are popping up everywhere at once. Gentrification has contextualized Portuguese culture, rendering the landscape uncanny. The Basin Woman, a symbol of the female workers of the historic Bolhão Market, is chased by seagulls in the midst of this transcendent chaos.

  • Fernando Sá Machado
    Director
  • Fernando Sá Machado
    Writer
  • Maria Gil
    Writer
  • Fernando Sá Machado
    Producer
  • Fernando Sá Machado
    Key Cast
  • Maria Gil
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Bacia das almas
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 28, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Portugal
  • Country of Filming:
    Portugal
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Escola das Artes - Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Distribution Information
  • Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Escola das Artes (Jaime Neves - jneves@ucp.pt)
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Fernando Sá Machado

Fernando Sá Machado was born on October 7th 2004, in Braga, Portugal. He studied Visual Arts at Alberto Sampaio High School and is currently completing his bachelor's degree in cinema at the School of Arts of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, under a merit scholarship. His approach to filmmaking, photography, music, writing and plastic arts is DIY and cathartic by nature, expressing his search for humanness in art. He is one of the founders of the riz000ma collective, whose members share this sentiment.

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