"A Minha Casinha" / "Autumn" Feature Film (2023)
Family Drama
Plot: In a small Portuguese town, a family is turned upside down when their son leaves tostudy in London. Over a year, we witness a daughter's coming of age, a father's mid-life crisis, a son's emancipation and a mother coping with an "empty nest".
Role: Writer; Director; Editor
Starring: Beatriz Frazão, Elsa Valentim, Salvador Gil, Miguel Frazão, Ricardo de Sá, Sara Barradas, Krupa Givane
Original Language: Portuguese & English
Running Time: 114 min.
Status: Theatrically Released in Portugal, "Top 10 Portuguese Feature Films of the Year in Box Office"
Released in Streaming – HBO Max, where it remained on Top 10 Movies for 20 days
Winner of the Audience Award at the Academy-Award Qualifying “Austin Film Festival”
Official Selection “Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival”
15 Nominations and 5 Wins at the CinEuphoria Awards, including Best Director, Best Editing & Best Film
1 Nomination to the Sophia Awards by the Portuguese Academy of Cinema
As a work-in-progress, selected by Tallin Black Nights to the "Goes to Cannes” section of the Marché du Film
Selected to the First Cut Lab
Selected as a script to the Torino Film Lab
Family Drama
Plot: In a small Portuguese town, a family is turned upside down when their son leaves tostudy in London. Over a year, we witness a daughter's coming of age, a father's mid-life crisis, a son's emancipation and a mother coping with an "empty nest".
Role: Writer; Director; Editor
Starring: Beatriz Frazão, Elsa Valentim, Salvador Gil, Miguel Frazão, Ricardo de Sá, Sara Barradas, Krupa Givane
Original Language: Portuguese & English
Running Time: 114 min.
Status: Theatrically Released in Portugal, "Top 10 Portuguese Feature Films of the Year in Box Office"
Released in Streaming – HBO Max, where it remained on Top 10 Movies for 20 days
Winner of the Audience Award at the Academy-Award Qualifying “Austin Film Festival”
Official Selection “Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival”
15 Nominations and 5 Wins at the CinEuphoria Awards, including Best Director, Best Editing & Best Film
1 Nomination to the Sophia Awards by the Portuguese Academy of Cinema
As a work-in-progress, selected by Tallin Black Nights to the "Goes to Cannes” section of the Marché du Film
Selected to the First Cut Lab
Selected as a script to the Torino Film Lab
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"As Cartas da Minha Mãe" / "My Mum's Letters" Short Film (2020)
Fantastical Realism / Romance
Plot: This surreal tale follows 13-year-old Alice: the bubbly, colourful daughter of Death! Every day she receives a letter with her next job, but her bond with a suicidal teenager soon disrupts her duties.
Role: Writer; Director; Editor
Starring: Beatriz Frazão, Rodrigo Antunes, Margarida André
Original Language: Portuguese
Running Time: 16 min.
Status: Official Selection at Academy-Award Qualifying "ENERGA Camerimage"
Nominated for Best Student Film at BAFTA-qualifying "Norwich Film Festival"
Winner of Best Young/Child Performance & Best Fantasy Short at "IndieX Annual Awards"
Winner of Best Student Film & Best Film Lighting at "European Cinematography Awards"
Nominated for Best Actress & Best Cinematography at "Cineuphoria Awards"
Honourable Mention at "Horizontes Festival"
Nominated for Best Student Film at "Caminhos do Cinema Português"
Nominated for Best Student Film at "FEST-New Directors New Films"
Fantastical Realism / Romance
Plot: This surreal tale follows 13-year-old Alice: the bubbly, colourful daughter of Death! Every day she receives a letter with her next job, but her bond with a suicidal teenager soon disrupts her duties.
Role: Writer; Director; Editor
Starring: Beatriz Frazão, Rodrigo Antunes, Margarida André
Original Language: Portuguese
Running Time: 16 min.
Status: Official Selection at Academy-Award Qualifying "ENERGA Camerimage"
Nominated for Best Student Film at BAFTA-qualifying "Norwich Film Festival"
Winner of Best Young/Child Performance & Best Fantasy Short at "IndieX Annual Awards"
Winner of Best Student Film & Best Film Lighting at "European Cinematography Awards"
Nominated for Best Actress & Best Cinematography at "Cineuphoria Awards"
Honourable Mention at "Horizontes Festival"
Nominated for Best Student Film at "Caminhos do Cinema Português"
Nominated for Best Student Film at "FEST-New Directors New Films"
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"Instaverso" / "Instaverse" Mini TV Series - RTP Lab (2020)
Sci-Fi / Drama
Plot: Maria, a Millennial with a social media obsession, falls into a portal that leads to the virtual world inside Instagram and finds shelter in the account of her biggest idol, the 'live life with a smile' influencer, Inês. In the real world, her boyfriend searches desperately for her, eventually meeting the real Inês, who is very different from her Instaverse counterpart.
Role: Director; Editor
Starring: Teresa Tavares, Beatriz Barosa, Luís Garcia, Pedro Lacerda
Original Language: Portuguese
Running Time: 5 episodes of 15 min.
Status: Released on April, 20, 2020.
Nominated for Best Streaming Series and Best Actress at the "2021 Fantastic Awards"
Sci-Fi / Drama
Plot: Maria, a Millennial with a social media obsession, falls into a portal that leads to the virtual world inside Instagram and finds shelter in the account of her biggest idol, the 'live life with a smile' influencer, Inês. In the real world, her boyfriend searches desperately for her, eventually meeting the real Inês, who is very different from her Instaverse counterpart.
Role: Director; Editor
Starring: Teresa Tavares, Beatriz Barosa, Luís Garcia, Pedro Lacerda
Original Language: Portuguese
Running Time: 5 episodes of 15 min.
Status: Released on April, 20, 2020.
Nominated for Best Streaming Series and Best Actress at the "2021 Fantastic Awards"
"No Limiar do Pensamento" / "A Son Like Others" Short Film (2019)
Drama / Family
Plot: Dinis is a teenager and like others wants to go to university. But he has recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia. His mum wants him to have a normal life but she also needs to protect him. Can she do both?
Role: Writer; Director; Editor
Starring: Paula Lobo Antunes, Afonso Lopes, Maria Eduarda Laranjeira
Original Language: Portuguese
Running Time: 19 min.
Awards: Winner of the National Grand Prix Award at “FEST – New Directors New Films”
Winner of Best Cinematography Award at “Macau International Shorts Film Festival”
Winner of a Special Jury Mention at "Short of the Year"
Winner of the Young Jury Award at “ONE Country ONE Film” Festival
Nominated for Best International Short Film at ©Academy-Award Qualifying “Short Shorts Film Festival”
Nominated for Best "Emerging Talent" and Best Student Film at ©BAFTA-Qualifying "Norwich Film Festival"
Nominated for Best Short Film and Best Student Film at "Osnabruck Independent Filmfest"
Nominated for Best Direction, Best Fiction Film and Best Social Impact at "Watersprite Cambridge Student Film Festival"
Nominated as one of the "Top 30 Short Films of 2019" and "Top 30 Short Film Performances of 2019" by "Close-up Culture"
Nominated for Best Actress at "Cineuphoria National Awards"
Selected for the ©Academy-Award Qualifying Festivals: “Palm Springs International Shortfest Film Market”; "Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Market" & “Bengaluru International Short Film Festival”
Official Selection at "EuroShorts Young Filmmakers", "YMotion", "Mental Film Festival", "Lift-Off", "Mental Filmness", "LIFFT India" & "FICSAM".
Drama / Family
Plot: Dinis is a teenager and like others wants to go to university. But he has recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia. His mum wants him to have a normal life but she also needs to protect him. Can she do both?
Role: Writer; Director; Editor
Starring: Paula Lobo Antunes, Afonso Lopes, Maria Eduarda Laranjeira
Original Language: Portuguese
Running Time: 19 min.
Awards: Winner of the National Grand Prix Award at “FEST – New Directors New Films”
Winner of Best Cinematography Award at “Macau International Shorts Film Festival”
Winner of a Special Jury Mention at "Short of the Year"
Winner of the Young Jury Award at “ONE Country ONE Film” Festival
Nominated for Best International Short Film at ©Academy-Award Qualifying “Short Shorts Film Festival”
Nominated for Best "Emerging Talent" and Best Student Film at ©BAFTA-Qualifying "Norwich Film Festival"
Nominated for Best Short Film and Best Student Film at "Osnabruck Independent Filmfest"
Nominated for Best Direction, Best Fiction Film and Best Social Impact at "Watersprite Cambridge Student Film Festival"
Nominated as one of the "Top 30 Short Films of 2019" and "Top 30 Short Film Performances of 2019" by "Close-up Culture"
Nominated for Best Actress at "Cineuphoria National Awards"
Selected for the ©Academy-Award Qualifying Festivals: “Palm Springs International Shortfest Film Market”; "Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Market" & “Bengaluru International Short Film Festival”
Official Selection at "EuroShorts Young Filmmakers", "YMotion", "Mental Film Festival", "Lift-Off", "Mental Filmness", "LIFFT India" & "FICSAM".
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"Danke" Short Film (2017)
LFS 16mm War Drama
Plot: When Henry, a British soldier in WW1, runs away from the battlefield, he finds an injured German soldier begging for mercy. He must decide to kill him or help him, unaware of the major consequences these actions will have in the future.
Role: Writer; Director; Editor
Starring: Peter Alberti, Adam Benwell
Original Language: English & German
Running Time: 4 min.
Awards: Honorable Mention at "Canada's Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film Festival"
Nominated for Best Director in a Short Film & Best Costume Design at "CinEuphoria National Awards"
Nominated for Best Short Film at ©BAFTA Qualifying "Carmarthen Bay Film Festival"
Nominated for Best Student Short Film at "23rd Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português"
Nominated for Best Student Short Film at "Colortape Film Festival"
Nominated for Best Drama Short at "Genre Celebration Festival"
Nominated for Best Student Film & Best Cinematography at "UK Offline Web Fest"
Nominated for Best Short Film at "London Rolling Film Festival"
Nominated for Best Film at "The INDIS Film Festival"
Nominated for Best Short Film at "Sanford International Film Festival"
Official Selection at "Cardiff International Film Festival", "Shortcutz Guimarães", "Screentest: The National Student Film Festival", "Philadelphia Latino Film Festival", "FestCine Pedra Azul", "San Mauro International Film Festival", "Nassau Film Festival", "I Filmmaker International Film Festival", "Hollywood Screenings Film Festival", "Cefalú Film Festival", Salisbury University Film Festival", "Beach Cities Inspirational Film Festival", "San Benedetto Film Fest", "International Film Festival 'Cinema and You'", "Arlington International Film Festival", among others.
LFS 16mm War Drama
Plot: When Henry, a British soldier in WW1, runs away from the battlefield, he finds an injured German soldier begging for mercy. He must decide to kill him or help him, unaware of the major consequences these actions will have in the future.
Role: Writer; Director; Editor
Starring: Peter Alberti, Adam Benwell
Original Language: English & German
Running Time: 4 min.
Awards: Honorable Mention at "Canada's Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film Festival"
Nominated for Best Director in a Short Film & Best Costume Design at "CinEuphoria National Awards"
Nominated for Best Short Film at ©BAFTA Qualifying "Carmarthen Bay Film Festival"
Nominated for Best Student Short Film at "23rd Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português"
Nominated for Best Student Short Film at "Colortape Film Festival"
Nominated for Best Drama Short at "Genre Celebration Festival"
Nominated for Best Student Film & Best Cinematography at "UK Offline Web Fest"
Nominated for Best Short Film at "London Rolling Film Festival"
Nominated for Best Film at "The INDIS Film Festival"
Nominated for Best Short Film at "Sanford International Film Festival"
Official Selection at "Cardiff International Film Festival", "Shortcutz Guimarães", "Screentest: The National Student Film Festival", "Philadelphia Latino Film Festival", "FestCine Pedra Azul", "San Mauro International Film Festival", "Nassau Film Festival", "I Filmmaker International Film Festival", "Hollywood Screenings Film Festival", "Cefalú Film Festival", Salisbury University Film Festival", "Beach Cities Inspirational Film Festival", "San Benedetto Film Fest", "International Film Festival 'Cinema and You'", "Arlington International Film Festival", among others.
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"Living Off Laughter" Documentary (2017)
LFS Short Documentary
Plot: A documentary about the on-stage and off-stage life of Matthew McAloone, an up and coming comedian and the struggles to get to the top.
Role: Director
Official Language: English
Running Time: 11 min.
Awards: Semi-Finalist at "Los Angeles CineFest"
Official Selection at "Grecanica International Film Festival"
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7729872
LFS Short Documentary
Plot: A documentary about the on-stage and off-stage life of Matthew McAloone, an up and coming comedian and the struggles to get to the top.
Role: Director
Official Language: English
Running Time: 11 min.
Awards: Semi-Finalist at "Los Angeles CineFest"
Official Selection at "Grecanica International Film Festival"
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7729872
"My Clown" Short Film (2017)
LFS 16mm B&W Comedy/Drama
Plot: When Richard's girlfriend comes over, his clown best friend gets sent to his tent in the garden. A surrealist allegorical film about growing up and that moment we lose the "clown" in our lives to become an adult.
Role: Writer; Director
Starring: Jamie Lee-Morgan, Tom Lewis, Annabelle Rich
Original Language: Silent
Running Time: 5 min.
Awards: Official Selection at "Riverside Short Film Festival"
Official Selection at "Oregon Cinema Arts Film Festival"
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7724600
LFS 16mm B&W Comedy/Drama
Plot: When Richard's girlfriend comes over, his clown best friend gets sent to his tent in the garden. A surrealist allegorical film about growing up and that moment we lose the "clown" in our lives to become an adult.
Role: Writer; Director
Starring: Jamie Lee-Morgan, Tom Lewis, Annabelle Rich
Original Language: Silent
Running Time: 5 min.
Awards: Official Selection at "Riverside Short Film Festival"
Official Selection at "Oregon Cinema Arts Film Festival"
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7724600
"Ice Tulips" Short Film (2016)
Drama / Coming of Age
Plot: The relationship between father and daughter gets tested when he loses his job and needs to learn how to read and write.
Roles: Writer; Director
Starring: Richard Donaldson & Aslihan Gulen
Original Language: English
Running Time: 17 min.
Awards: Finalist "IndustryBOOST Competition"
Monetary Award for Best Film at the "BFI London Met Screening"
Nominated for Best Short Narrative Film at "IndieWise Film Festival"
Official Selection "MCNY Film Festival"
Official Selection "Ekurhuleni International Film Festival"
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6744730
Drama / Coming of Age
Plot: The relationship between father and daughter gets tested when he loses his job and needs to learn how to read and write.
Roles: Writer; Director
Starring: Richard Donaldson & Aslihan Gulen
Original Language: English
Running Time: 17 min.
Awards: Finalist "IndustryBOOST Competition"
Monetary Award for Best Film at the "BFI London Met Screening"
Nominated for Best Short Narrative Film at "IndieWise Film Festival"
Official Selection "MCNY Film Festival"
Official Selection "Ekurhuleni International Film Festival"
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6744730
