Bruno Simões
Directing
Known For

A unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams. Told through the lens of LEGO® animation, turn up the volume on your imagination and witness the evolution of one of music's most innovative minds.
Piece by Piece

Lucía and her son live isolated from society in a flat place where there’s practically no life. The small family unit formed by mother and son hardly ever receives visitors, and their goal is to lead a quiet existence. At first they succeed, but the appearance of a mysterious, violent creature that starts stalking their small house will put the relationship that unites them to the test.
The Wasteland

A heartwarming tale for underdogs everywhere, Pip is the story of a small dog with a big dream—to become a Southeastern Guide Dog. Does she have what it takes?
Pip

A spaceprobe called Beresheet, legless birds of paradise, hamster cull and humanity trying to make the world make sense.
In the Beginning

Oscar is a child germinating in its parent’s garden. Its body is developping underground. Nobody knows its biological sex but he wants to be a boy. One day, Oscar gets out of the ground and discovers his female body. After this painful discovery, is his desired identity finally going to be accepted?
Purpleboy

Tells a story about self-discovery in which the interaction between characters that appear to be antagonists makes the main character confront her own life and change. A woman from a city encounters a wild woman from the forest and while trying to civilize her, she becomes wilder and goes back to nature herself.
Shift

A group of soldiers, lost in the woods, must face the traumas of their past and the terrifying forces stalking them.
The Hunt

It is Saturday, a day of rest. A woman wakes up early so that she can give herself a birthday present: some time to write. But whenever an inspirational moment occurs, it is interrupted by domestic situations that claim her attention: the children, laundry, the meals. The mental load of those tasks ends up being unbearable and she reaches a breaking point.
Because Today is Saturday

When an ill Kafka meets a crying little girl in the park, he sets out to write her a letter a day in order to tell her all about her lost doll's fictitious travels.
Kafka's Doll

The pieces silently start gathering into the room, while the giants, unaware, keep living their macabre routines.
De Imperio

When a doctor sees her wife going through depression, he comes up with all sorts of ways to cheer her up, but no matter how hard he tries, things just get more complicated.
The Doctor's Wife
When a fire starts at Joe's building, endangering everyone's lives, his guide dog Ace risks his own life in order to save the day.
Ace

A poetic essay about the undesirable, the lack of control and duality. "How to deal with the unexpected lives that appear on the ground?" is the starting point to this question-mark-shaped short film, that seeks to explore the different possibilities of interaction between human beings and the uncontrollable side of nature.