Ensaio da Loucura | Victor Hugooli | M | FIC | PRT | 17'

Pedro is a man suffering from a toxic relationship with his own mind. He lives in a world of insecurity and self-sabotage, driving him mad.

Cura | Francisca Dores | F | EXP | PRT | 04'

In the microcosm of a fragment of a resin sculpture, we observe fossilized eucalyptus leaves. The suspended still life, where we think we see specters of a world-image, is demystified by the sound of the tumultuous Cure.

Unicorn Hunting | Miguel Afonso | M | EXP | PRT | 18'

The mother is dying, the relationship hangs by a string, the new job is at risk. Marco's only chance to avoid the tragedy is to find three unicorns before the day's end.

um beijinho | Emília Veloso | F | FIC | PRT | 18'

A woman, who as a child exchanged kisses as if playing a game, remembers, now elderly, the night she killed her love with a little kiss. As an analogy, she says that she caught a rare and special blue shrimp and took it to her fishbowl. Young, she fell in love with a boy after a night of drinking, and questioned the relationship she had with the love of her life. Between memories, it is not understandable what happened, what was or wasn't done, nor what she wanted. At the end of the night, she went to bed next to her boyfriend, but in her dreams she confessed and woke up alone. As an elderly woman, she still experiences this loneliness, and ends the story saying that the water in the fishbowl was not good, and the shrimp died.

Âncora | Helder Faria | M | FIC | PRT | 16'

Anna and Helena, two mothers, struggle with forced separations. Anna, a Ukrainian refugee, tries to survive in Lisbon with her daughter Kamilla. Helena, Portuguese, grieves the death of her son. The two women become friends the day they meet at the Food Bank.

Ostra Negra | João Carlos Pinto | M | DOC | PRT | 09'

Through the archives of French television, Black Oyster embarks on a hypnotic and engaging journey to the jungles of Guinea-Bissau during the intense conflicts of the Portuguese Colonial War. It is a visceral testament to the brutal and unknown reality of war, highlighting the overwhelming pressure, violence, and psychological horror that Portuguese and Guinean soldiers were subjected to.

Parem de olhar para mim | Carolina Aguiar | F | FIC | PRT | 12'

Two sisters submerge on a deep journey between reality, dreams and fantasy - an exploration of the female gender in horror films, delving into the issues of anxiety and the continued sensation of feeling someone is watching you.