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Everybody Dies

2021

Utilizing super 8mm and an economical shooting method of quick, short shots building idiosyncratic rhythms via rapid editing techniques, time, nature, and even the body folds in on itself. Everybody Dies (2020) is a poetic journey into the desert. It’s a reflection on the nature of death as something not to be feared, but embraced as a part of a personal and universal human experience. Super 8mm.

No Heaven, But Love.

2024

1999— The Age of Apocalypse, where violence was rampant. In those days, nothing was easy. A story about the love and friendship of girls, which was hotter than any other summer... Joo-young and Ye-ji’s relationship is tender but ultimately feels like an impossible one.

Tyngsboro

2024

During his visit to a graveyard, a young man is suddenly projected into a dream-like realm. Empty and removed from time, the familiar landscape forces him to confront certain pains when blood suddenly effuses from his hands.

Fogos em mim

2024

Experimental university short film inspired by grief, the passage of time and the filmmaking process

LegXpression

2025

An experimental narrative, “Legxpression” uses leg movements to portray the raw emotions of its characters, contrasting the fleeting nature of commodified intimacy with the enduring depth of genuine love.

The Red Headed Corpse

1972

An alcoholic artist, who may in fact have been driven to murder, seeks inspiration from a mannequin.

The Sapphic Evil Within

2022

Eve’s temptation in the Garden of Eden by the sapphic serpent.

Lust for Life

1956

An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.

The Secret of the Whistler

1946

A deranged artist who may have murdered his wife is investigated by the Whistler.

Perfection

2017

An artist struggles by not finding the way to finish his master piece.

154

2024

The prototype [TEST TYPE • 154] is a highly sophisticated artificial intelligence, which is capable of autonomously acquiring notions from its surroundings and - eventually - developing autonomy of thought. Given the nearly human nature of its learning capabilities, the laboratory that programmed it hires a kindergarten teacher, asking him to instruct the machine as if it were a newborn child. The learning process - which spans 7 days - becomes increasingly insidious in the long run, posing a peculiar yet crucial problem: can there be a form of autonomous thinking that excludes emotions?

The Conarium Of Thanatos

2020

Magnum Opus

2017

This spy thriller pits veteran-turned-artist, Daniel Cliff, against US intelligence, and secrets from his past lead to hellish journey of lies, betrayal, and government retribution.

Quartzo

2023

Ariel is a painter who finds herself stuck in a creative slump that threatens her sanity. Meanwhile, her ego takes the shape of an Astronaut, looking for something that might awaken her from this creative and psychological state