Maria Gil

The wanderer Rascal embarks on a psychotic and contradictory journey to break out of the ego bubble in which his self-loathing and isolation have inserted him in. After his metamorphosis, his soulmate, Paloma, makes him realize that life is as complicated as it is simple - and that all that's left to do is to live.

Rua de Santa Catarina, a street that was formerly home to dozens of local businesses and hundreds of Porto residents, now sees a crowd of tourists attracted by the cheap, disposable amenities that are popping up everywhere at once. Gentrification has decontextualized Portuguese culture, rendering the landscape uncanny. The Basin Woman, a symbol of the female workers of the historic Bolhão Market, is chased down by seagulls in the midst of this transcendent chaos.

In the year of 2022, a late teenager and their friends film moments they would prefer not to forget: their long season.

An intimate glimpse into 3 years of serene moments, compiling video, polaroids and other things that were lying around when editing.

A formally free poetic documentary filmed through a summer depression in northern Portugal.

A punk scarecrow, endowed by life, annihilates its roots and revitalizes its territory.

The twin brothers who invented the "dab" tell their story.

A rural traditional family lives day by day without knowing how to communicate with each other, making tension rise between them.