Catarina Gonçalves
Directing
Biography
Catarina Gonçalves was born in 1999, on the São Miguel island (Azores), and is in love with storytelling. She has a bachelor’s degree in sound and image by the School of Arts of the Catholic University of Porto and her work has already been exhibited at the Military Museum of the Azores, the Carlos Machado Museum (Azores), the Luca School of Arts (LUCA) in Ghent (Belgium), the Mayday Festival (also in Ghent) and the European Media Art Festival (EMAF) in Osnabruck (Germany). She volunteered as a videographer in the Porto Femme International Film Festival, Queer International Film Festival and the Beast International Film Festival. She collaborated in the production of the film “The Happiest Man” by Sofia Caetano in 2019. During 2020 and 2021 she will be working as resident artist at the Festival of Arts – Walk and Talk.
Known For
Dans un Souffle traces Belgian figure skater Nina Pinzarrone's fragile yet unyielding pursuit of perfection. In blank and white, the audience is guided through fleeting shapes and expressions, exploring the quiet pain behind her graceful facade. Guided by Nina’s breath and silence, this documentary takes you on an ephemeral journey as she prepares for her first World Championship at the age of 17.
In a Whisper
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Até Que Tenha Fôlego
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Mátria
A girl runs away from home to be with her friend, a fantastic forest creature, while her parents desperately try to find her.
Se na floresta um sopro
A tribute to Natália Correia, a Portuguese poet and writer who was born 100 years ago, in a film that travels to the island of São Miguel, in the Azores, where reality and fiction intertwine with her poetry.
MÁTRIA
In March of 2019 my grandfather was 20 years old. The following month he was 12. Last week he was 30. Today he is 86, and tomorrow he might be 20 again. I have only known him since he was 66, but lately I have been getting to know him in a different way.