Beyond the Moonlight

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January 2023 •English

A boy dreams about a girl who he is in love with.

The Internal Void of a Damaged Mind

February 2022 •English

Leda + Swans

March 2023 •English

“Leda + Swans” depicts an infernal, mythic birth of cinema, dredging the violence and horror from Wallace McCutcheon’s comic short film “Photographing a Female Crook” (1904). Leda, who may or may not be a falsely accused young woman, is brought in for a mugshot by two officers. She first attempts to avoid the camera’s gaze, and, when overpowered and manhandled, contorts her face to ruin the photograph. However, her small rebellion proves futile; she was already being recorded, objectified, mapped, and co-opted by the Godhead of the director. As her body and image are repurposed and transmuted ad infinitum, the filmic universe also explodes into a supernova. What is born out of this suffering and manipulation is another example of our sublime medium and modern muse. She will not be last the Leda, and she may not even be the first. Who is the guilty party here? Is beauty a chimera in traditional cinema? Has the ephemeral cinema of the attractions and distractions era gone anywhere?

Domingo no Asfalto

April 2021 •Portuguese

An abstract journey through the unconscious in transition of a protagonist stretched out on the asphalt, on a Sunday

Insomnia

May 2006 •English

Short film about the inability to sleep, or to remain asleep throughout the night.

The Artifice

March 2009 •English

An experimental visual piece delving into concepts like afterlife and existence in an abstract but accessible way.

An Unmarried Woman

May 1978 •English

A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of 16 years leaves her for a younger woman.

Cada Minuto

September 2020 •Portuguese

Boy experiences pleasant visit from painful loss

Temporadas ao Sol

September 2023 •English

A journey through the unconscious of the central character, who visits, in past colors, important signs of his life.

Please Don't Go Looking

August 2023 •English

This experimental short film by Iain Delavan serves as an abstract, yet harrowing expression of his struggles with Post-traumatic stress disorder, due to his repeated childhood sexual abuse. Iain was diagnosed with PTSD in March of 2022, and this film boldly represents the continued battles that Iain must face every day, such as severe depression, self-harm, panic attacks, flashbacks, nightmares, suicidal ideations, and other painful symptoms.

Red Autumn

June 2024 •German

A Experimental Docu-Drama about the Red Army Faction's formation, and events leading up to their imprisonment and death, from 1970 to 1977.

Lost Then Found

May 2024 •English

A young girl's odyssey intertwines with a luminescent guide, casting light on her path through life.

Retrato Azul

August 2023 •English

At the conclusion of the "Trilogy of the Tie" the boy has his last dream in memory of his deceased beloved.

for us, an essay

April 2024 •Portuguese

How heavy is an emotional relationship in TRANSit? Giving love? Losing love? Having, in my the chest, not only a heart but also longing? That's why I record you this: for us to continue.

Mensbeeld

June 2023 •Dutch

mens·beeld (het; o; meervoud: mensbeelden) A "Mensbeeld" is a well-thought-out and coherent representation of what it means to be human. Human images are linked to (historically determined) philosophical, philosophical or religious convictions.

everyday star

September 2021 •English

Everyday states of being and decay are observed through the infinite scope of the cosmos and the restorative light which emanates from it, driving cinematic and photographic impulses.

Segunda na Urna

September 2022 •Portuguese

A family political disagreement is interpreted under a dreamlike logic, where the protagonist is emotionally divided.

Elsa

Invalid date •German

Quando Tudo Acabar

June 2022 •English

A childlike soul runs through their lives, all bound together by the same root trauma.

Mohammad Saadh

March 2023 •Tamil

An Art and a Short Film in which the director records his childhood experiences and memories through the mischievous activities of a boy named Mohammad Saadh.