Mariana Silva
Directing
Biography
Mariana Silva (Porto, Portugal, 2002) was interested in the arts, especially audiovisual arts, from an early age, completing a professional course of it, which opened the door to internships and a degree in cinema at the School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University. This helped in the preparation of several cinematographic projects, including: fictional, documentary, experimental, audiovisual essays, among others. More recently, Mariana was part of the production and directing of the documentary "Panem Aurorae"; doing the cinematography and coloring, having been selected in several film festivals, both nationally and internationally. She was also part of the creation of the experimental short film "Post Human"; where her poster was nominated at Sophia Student 2023. She also made a fictional film called "There Are Monsters in the Dark" which is being distributed at film festivals at the moment, she was the assistant director and editor of the film. Also, she made the observational documentary "of Gold" and, most recently she was the assistant director and co-writer of the fictional short-film "Red Death", both are also being distributed at film festivals at the moment.
Known For
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A Moldura
On a farm in the north of Portugal with a vineyard surrounded by a forest, where the past and present mix, a mother and a daughter, in a fight for reconciliation, try to overcome the anguish that still torments them. Will there be a change after this fight?
There are Monsters in the Dark
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Dlize
Nowadays the art of baking bread has become so common that it lost the charm of its confection. This documentary presents a bakery that has never lost the essence or taste of producing this essential good. From distribution to production, gestures can be observed that, in the mere details, allow us to appreciate this ancient art in a way that is not common these days.
Panem Aurorae
Set against the glistening backdrop of Porto’s Douro River, "de Ouro" is a quiet, three-minute drift through a world often overlooked. Captured in a grainy 5:4 frame that evokes the feel of a memory, this observational short film invites the viewer aboard a simple river cruise — not for grandeur, but for the fleeting poetry of sunlight on water, a breeze through aged stone. More impression than narrative, "de Ouro" gently reminds us that the smallest moments — like the river’s golden glimmer — are often the ones that stay with us, etched not in time, but in feeling.
of Gold
In the quiet of their home, someone is preparing a meal, accompanied by something mysterious.