Marta Simões Movies

"Blue Bird" is a letter to the director’s ancestors and a quest to understand the anxiety consuming his body, exploring how memories and the...

Many cities or countries have a distinct malaise. They are places that could be Portugal, so sunk in a painful longing of the past, and where each...

A journey through the real history and the tales of a region in southern Portugal and a portrait of the people who have lived there, weaving together...

In a natural crisis scenario, the entire population of Azores is forced to evict due to an uncontrolled plague of hydrangeas, a common flower in...

A story of a polyamorous, non-binary relationship struggling to survive an epidemic of genetically modified killer mosquitos.

A group of performers – some with, some without disabilities – explore the island of Madeira, where the rich flora and fauna, artificial...

After fourteen years away from her homeland, Salomé is forced to return to Cape Verde to see her dying brother. During her stopover at Lisbon...

A scientist tells us that Pluto is no longer considered a planet. The feelings of disappointment and nostalgia, and the impossibility of being able...

Love, fear and anxiety. A couple spends their last night together, in Lisbon, before one of them leaves for another country. A romantic night gives...

Sahar tirelessly travels the forgotten plains and cliffs of his native island to prospect for a rare mineral. Suddenly, a voice upsets his search,...

A group of teenagers floats down the river, pretending to be dead for social media. One of them drifts away.

Ana is spending the holidays with her family. The setting is perfect for relaxation and for wondering. Next to the house, workers are building a...

Drawing from an archive of letters written in the 1960s, the film reimagines women's clandestine journeys from across the United States to Mexican...

An amusement park seen as a place that changes because of the way it is inhabited during the day. The behavior of those who are just visiting...

A Guest + A Host = A Ghost is as free as it is associative.

Follows Dan, a young Venezuelan man currently living in Lisbon, who collects magic mushrooms in the forest and distributes them in the city to those...

A dense atmosphere of change and union strikes in Porto’s fishing port. Clara, the owner of a fishermen’s bar threatened by closure,...

Mirene and André are a heterosexual couple struggling with infertility issues. Carl and Vicente are a homosexual couple undergoing an...

Lourdes and Lana met telepathically using “sensory pills”, a technology that allows access to other people’s sensations from a...