Lusófona Filmes

A man tries desperately to kill himself, but consistently fails to the amusement of the Narrator, who may or may not be behind his failure

A sensorial experimental documentary focused on the Six Arts of Confucius and it’s relationship with the city of Jianshui. Centered in Jianshui’s Confucian Temple this documentary will immerse the spectator in the spirit of the Six Arts.

After the death of his mother, Carlos returns to his childhood home. During a long night, Carlos is confronted with the many neighbors of his hometown, who will try to test him and lead him to madness.

After sinking, Carlos turns up at the coast along with his colleagues. In a struggle for life already lost, Carlos tries to seek salvation by accepting death leaving his family behind.

And only the Man remains immune. Consumed by desperation, in an attempt to save the Woman and protect his Son, the Man goes looking for help and travels through the village where nothing is as it seems. During a surreal and hallucinating night, the Man, haunted by memories of another life, begins to lose track of reality.

The story of two brothers with a sick mother and a reality that leads the audience through paths of secrets and lies, puts the viewer in the role of participatory observer, each drawing its own conclusions.

"ÉVORA" follows the story of António Évora, an actor retired due to a health condition. The longing and permanent absence from the stage brings with it a reflection on the times when he was young, the joy of applause and what is to come.

Guilherme is a boy with 13 years old that plays tennis, he has to see and deal with his nightmares and his own fears.

After the adoption of a very unusual pet by this girls mom, she will have to come to terms with living with a seagull named Espanhola.

Pérola (39 years), a female lawyer, return to Angola, for her younger sister´s “Alambamento” (traditional Angolan ceremony where dowries and promises are exchanged between a couple) more than 20 years living abroad. On coming back, she realises that she does not fit in that environment anymore. The world that saw her come to life is now uncomfortable. In the beginning, she remains apart, watching all her parents do and say in a judgmental way, but as the party unfolds, Pérola starts to see the beauty of the place. That land and it´s People reveal a charm that she was not expecting and suddenly she understands that all her loneliness and emptiness she has felt all those years was only her home beckoning her back.

Ava, a professional dancer, finds herself in a toxic relationship with her partner, an accomplished choreographer, Nicholas. While he charmingly aims to convince her to go back to the stage, Ava slides towards a break-down.

A making of documentary that records the productions days of a university film crew, making a short film called 'Incomum'.

Rafael is a 20 year old who lives in the past, remembering it through old recordings.

José is a young boxer who trains at the gym run by his father, Carlos.

Pedro is a solitary writer who decides to embark upon an imaginary disorientation in order to get to the central idea for his next novel.