April Captains is a drama movie set in 1970s Portugal during the Carnation Revolution. It follows the story of a young teacher who becomes involved in the student rebellion against the dictatorship. The movie explores themes of democracy, colonialism, and the struggle for freedom.

Um Mundo Catita is a series of 6 episodes inspired by the world and the characters invented by Manuel João Vieira, but also by the great successes of the last years of American HBO. It is not an exaggeration to say that nothing like this has ever been done in Portugal: contrary to what is usual with comedy shows, this series does not feature successive gags or pictures, but tells a story. The story of a bohemian and bankrupt singer (starring Manuel João Vieira) who falls in love with his beautiful dentist, who in turn is engaged to a successful young executive. "Um Mundo Catita" is the story of a bohemian and bankrupt singer (starred by Manuel João Vieira) who falls in love with his beautiful dentist, who in turn is engaged to a successful young executive. It is the adventures and misadventures of this intrepid lover that we will follow throughout the six episodes. "Um Mundo Quita" explores a type of humor that offers two levels of reading - burlesque and non-sense.

Blood (1989) is a gripping drama that explores the themes of a dark family secret, class conflict, and the impact it has on the lives of the characters. The story unfolds as a young orphan discovers shocking truths about her family and the world she thought she knew. The movie delves into the depths of human emotions, showcasing the struggles faced by individuals growing up in a society plagued by taboos and family secrets.

In the year 1917, a Portuguese soldier finds himself stranded in the jungles of Mozambique during World War One. As he battles against both mosquitoes and enemy soldiers, he must navigate through various challenges and hardships to stay alive. Along the way, the soldier encounters moments of camaraderie, rituals, and survival instincts, all while dealing with the horrors of war and the wildness of Africa.

When a woman's love life takes a turn for the worse, she finds herself in a nightmarish situation. She must fight against jealousy, treason, and revenge as she confronts the unexpected twist that awaits her.

Lisbon, today. In a room of a house at Douradores Street, a man invents dreams and theorizes about them. The essence of the dreams itself becomes physical, palpable, visible. The text itself materializes in its musicality. And, in front of our eyes, this music can be felt with the ears, brain and heart. It spreads itself in the street where the man lives, in the city that he loves above all and over the entire world.

A woman gets into a fight with her boyfriend, concerning her lack of humanism. Leaving him abruptly at the Santa Apolónia Station, she strikes a conversation with an interesting homeless man whom she decides to take home to just to show her boyfriend that she cares.

A cabaret owner tries to keep his club from being taken over by the powers that be.

An experimental and surreal film, a mix of weird and unusual "avant-gard" cinematography with some traditional icons of the Portuguese culture, like Fado or the typical neighbourhoods of Lisbon, in this case the "Bica" is a typical neighbourhood which is used as setting to the plot.

Free adaptation of Sophocles classic tragedy “King Oedipus” crossed with Jack Kerouac's classic “On the Road”. The starting point is the loss of identity of a generation of Portuguese emigrants. Tebas tells the story of a young man who, looking for his origins, departs from Paris to Portugal with a beatnik truck driver. The film is a voyage into the strange depths of Portugal in the form of surreal road-movie.

In the movie 'O Candidato Vieira', an ambitious politician named Vieira decides to run for candidacy in a small town. The movie showcases his journey, trials, and triumphs as he tries to win over the people and achieve his political goals. With a blend of comedy and documentary style, the movie provides insights into the challenges and humor of local politics.

In 1983, little João Amaral Severo asks his father to go to the circus. His father, and army captain who had been recently widowed, refuses to take him under the pretext that the circus would draw his attention away from his studies. Ten years later João is a student in the Military College, and is tired of the harsh discipline imposed by his father and decides to join a travelling circus that stops in his hometown, Alcochete. From then on João, alone and free to live his life the way he wants, finds a world of magic, the love of Dolores (a young trapeze artist) and the family he never really had. Until a twist of fate turns João into a father...

Franny (Amanda Plummer), an absent-minded American girl, is in Lisbon to deliver an important package. Unfortunately she has lost the address and only knows that the recipient's name is João. When she meets an old prostitute, Esmeralda, the two join forces and begin cruising the town at night, across the streets and the local bars, meeting Lisbon's unconventional night fauna, to try to find João.

6=0 Homeostética is a documentary that delves into the world of art in Lisbon, Portugal, focusing on surrealism, dada, and contemporary art. The film explores the concept of homeostasis and its connection to artistic expression, shedding light on the deep interplay between art and life in the vibrant city of Lisbon.

Catalyst in the story of crossed paths is a 1957 Ford Fairlane being driven through Portugal’s Alentejo region to a new owner. Film’s overly protracted opening has car’s drivers (Filipe Cochofel, Antonio Pedro Figueiredo) joy riding the night away until the roadster breaks down. Momentum picks up at sunrise with their attempts to fix the car. A retired mechanic-turned-beekeeper with a heart condition (Canto e Castro) does the trick and convinces Figueiredo to take him cross-country on a motorbike to look up an old friend. Cochofel and the mechanic’s alarmed niece (Maysa Marta) follow in pursuit. The old man dies peacefully on the road, but Figueiredo, having wholeheartedly grasped his deliverance mission, keeps going.

Manuel João Vieira shows us his home - or homes - and the characters who live there. The starting point is the characters' definition and the Casa Manuel Vieira exhibition. The Italian neighbour and the accidental tourist help us create scenarios on the man and the artist. In short, it is Manuel João Vieira and his rather particular working universe.

A bizarre and tragic ballad of an impossible love between a nameless topographer and Leonor in a swamp soon to be destroyed by the forces of Man. She (Teresa Salgueiro, ethereal voice of Madredeus) is the “swamp-flower”, protégée of a Socratic Director (and his goat Plato). In a world without women, she is kept safe from the temptations of the flesh by her strict and grotesque Aunt. The sound-track entirely played by the workers (fado and bossa nova singers) reveals parallel narratives of suspicion and conspiracy that unfold to the pace of the unconscious leading to a confrontation between Man and River. Inspired by a hypnotic story by Branquinho da Fonseca (1905-1974).