Margarida Assis
Directing
Biography
Margarida Assis enjoys watching and showing movies in theaters, especially at Cine Clube de Viseu, where it all started and continues. In recent years she has also been working in film, writing, directing casts and actors and, in 2024, she premiered her first short documentary, Deus-e-meio. In addition, she has studied, among other things, literature, dead and living languages, and is presently pursuing a PhD in Theatre and Performance at Columbia University.
Known For
A man wanders around an abandoned hospital. Years after their last encounter, someone whose life he saved seeks him out in his old office, so that together they can piece together a memory of their shared past.
God-and-a-Half
One sleepless night, Emília recalls a childhood trauma. Amidst the burning memories, she visits her parents, her sister, Manuel and all the places of her solitude.
Light Was a Break
Short film by Eloy Serén
Não Falarei
What do you do with the desire that is just awakening? At dance performances, in concerts, during sports, while skating, eyes are searching and bodies are exposed. Each space possesses its own choreography, its own music. Almost without words desire and rejection, hope and disappointment become tangible.