Maria Joana navigates the discoveries and transformations of adolescence. Sheexperiences her first night of freedom and independence at the local Saint John‘s street celebration, testing her limits and confronting her inner fears — but notwithout consequences.

Nunca escrevi uma carta a casa by Marta Bao | PRT | 10’

On the verge of leaving her hometown once again, Sara feels the weight of the freedom she carved out far from there. In a tone of confession, addresses this place as if she finally released a long-held letter. Caught between the warmth of return and the ache of farewell, she begins to understand her relationship with this place that she still calls home.

Porta 66 by Bárbara Medinas | PRT | 8’

Confronted by an unexpected rent raise, a young couple, Tiago and Mariana, are forced to look for a new home. With each visit to a potential house, their relationship and sanity are put to the test, as Tiago becomes haunted by a mysterious door.

Ultravioleta by Jose Magro | PRT | 26’

In 1954, there was a UFO sighting over Florence’s municipal stadium, during a Fiorentina match. Seventy years later, aliens return to planet Earth and find the stadiums abandoned.