A film director, her work gravitates around two central themes, Portuguese migrations and women's voices.
The film works To my parents. (2018), Descriptive Memory (2020) and Places of Absence (2021), which are part of what she calls the Emigration Cycle, address migratory fragments through observations, memories, times and archives. In 2023 she completed her first feature film, As Melusinas à margem do rio, where she addresses the fragmented identities of immigrant daughters in Luxembourg. It premiered at Doclisboa and was thrice awarded, with the HBO Max Award for Best Film in the Portuguese Competition, the Fernando Lopes Award for Best First Portuguese Feature Film and the ETIC Schools Award for Best Feature Film in the Portuguese Competition. The film toured several festivals nationwide and had its international premiere at FIDMarseille.
In 2023, she is one of the four Portuguese directors chosen to be part of The Factory program of the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes, that aims the emergence of new talent on the international scene by enabling eight newly trained young filmmakers to co-direct a film.
A feminist activist, she also develops several investigations and artworks around cinema and women, especially in the Portuguese context. Since 2021 she is part of Porto/Post/Doc - Film & Media Festival, being the programmer and coordinator of its educational program.
She graduated in Cinema and Audiovisual by Escola Superior Artística do Porto in 2018, completed a training in Documentary Cinema by Instituto de Produção Cultural e Imagem in 2019, and got her Master 's Degree in Cinema by Universidade da Beira Interior in 2021.
FILMOGRAPHY
*Aos meus pais. (To my parents.) - 2018, 29'
Doclisboa (PT) – Green Years Special Jury Award; Vistacurta 2018 (PT); Porto Femme International Women’s Film Festival (PT); ASTRA Sibiu International Film Festival (RO); Caminhos do Cinema Português (PT)
*Nos Jardins do Barrocal (In the Gardens of Barrocal) – 2019, 31’
Porto/Post/Doc (PT); Arquiteturas Film Festival (PT); Vistacurta (PT)
*Memória Descritiva (Descriptive Memory) – 2020, 10’
Doclisboa (PT); Porto/Post/Doc (PT); Caminhos do Cinema Português (PT); XXI Encontros do Cinema Português (PT)
*Lugares de Ausência (Places of Absence) - 2021, 27’
Doclisboa (PT); Porto/Post/Doc (PT); Sophia Estudante Academia Portuguesa de Cinema (PT) - 2nd place for Best Master and Doctorate Short Film; UBICinema (PT) - Best Master’s Film Award, Best Poster Award; VIII Congresso da APA - Mostra de Antropologia de Cinema (PT); Arquiteturas Film Festival - Emerging Talent Award; Vistacurta (PT); Cinenova Festival de Cinema Interuniversitário - National Competition Special Mention
*As Melusinas à margem do rio (The Melusines at the edge of the river) - 2023, 82’
Doclisboa (PT) - Awards: HBO Max Award for Best Portuguese Competition Film, Fernando Lopes Award – Midas Filmes and Doclisboa Award for Best Portuguese First Film, Schools Award ETIC for Best Portuguese Competition Film; Porto/Post/Doc (PT); Porto Femme International Women’s Film Festival (PT) - Best Documentary in National Competition Award; Doc Alliance Award 2024; FIDMarseille (FR); MDOC Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival (PT); Vistacurta (PT);
  • Director (5 Credits)
    The Melusinas at the edge of the river2023
    Documentary, Feature
    Places of Absence2021
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
    Descriptive Memory2020
    Documentary, Short, Student
    In the Gardens of Barrocal2019
    Documentary, Short
    To my parents.2018
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Writer (3 Credits)
    The Melusinas at the edge of the river2023
    Documentary, Feature
    In the Gardens of Barrocal2019
    Documentary, Short
    To my parents.2018
    Documentary, Short, Student
Award for Best Documentary in National Competition
The Melusinas at the edge of the river
Porto Femme Festival Internacional de Cinema no Feminino
Porto
2024
Cinema Falado Competition
The Melusinas at the edge of the river
Porto/Post/Doc 2023
Porto
2023
National Competition - World Premiere, Awards: HBO Max Award for Best Portuguese Competition Film, Schools Award ETIC for Best Portuguese Competition Film, Fernando Lopes Award – Midas Filmes and Doclisboa Award for Best Portuguese First Film
The Melusinas at the edge of the river
Doclisboa 2023
Lisbon
2023
Melhor Curta-Metragem de Mestrado; Melhor Cartaz
Places of Absence
Ubicinema 2022
Covilhã
2022
Official Selection
Descriptive Memory
Doclisboa 2020/21
Lisboa
2020
Local Production Competition
In the Gardens of Barrocal
Vistacurta 2020
Viseu
2020
Cinemas Novos selection
In the Gardens of Barrocal
Porto/Post/Doc 2019
Porto
2019
Selection in Local Competition
To my parents.
Vistacurta 2018
Viseu
2018
Walla Collective Special Jury Award (in Green Years)
To my parents.
Doclisboa 2018
Lisboa
2018
Feature Film Selected to represent the festival Doclisboa
The Melusinas at the edge of the river
Doc Alliance Award 2024
Emerging Talent Award
Places of Absence
Arquiteturas Film Festival 2022 (PT)
Porto
Melhor Curta-Metragem Mestrado e Doutoramento - 2°Lugar
Places of Absence
Sophia Estudante 2022
Albufeira
Competição Cinema Novo
Places of Absence
Porto/Post/Doc 2021
Porto
Competição Nacional
Places of Absence
DocLisboa 2021
Lisboa
PrimeirOlhar
Descriptive Memory
XXI Encontros de Cinema 2021
Seleção Ensaios
Descriptive Memory
Caminhos do Cinema Português 2021
Cinema Novo Competition
Descriptive Memory
Porto/Post/Doc 2020
Porto
New Talent Competition
In the Gardens of Barrocal
Arquiteturas Film Festival 2020/21
Lisboa
Essay Selection
To my parents.
Caminhos do Cinema Português 2019
Coimbra
DocSchool Competition
To my parents.
Astra Film Festival - Sibiu International Film Festival 2019
Sibiu
ESAP Student Competition
To my parents.
MIFEC 2019
Porto
College
Escola Superior Artística do Porto
Cinema and Audiovisual
20152018
College
Universidade da Beira Interior
Master in Cinema
20192021
College
Instituto de Produção Cultural e Imagem
Master em Cinema Documental
20182019
Birth City
Luxembourg
Current City
Porto
Gender
Female
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