Rui Xavier

Silence is absolute and time dilates as we lose ourselves in an unpredictable space among non-existent places.

28 de jul. de 2011

Welcome to Lisbon: there are mermaids by the Tagus and birds flying over the old city; there are mad scientists and singing fish; lost tourist guid...

24 de abr. de 2015

Extraction: The Raft of the Medusa portrays a brief moment of euphoria as the occupants on the raft spot a glimpsic illusion for their drift, hopin...

01 de set. de 2019

Started in 2018, the project – comprised of 11 segments by filmmakers from all around the world – reflects on the intertwined relationship between ...

22 de out. de 2019

According to the perpetual lunar calendar: 'When sparks catch a pot of water, it signifies wind. When the hills echo loudly and the sea generates g...

01 de jul. de 2012

Oscar, a renowned hypnotherapist, uses the last moments in his hotel room to say goodbye to the vertiginous Mercedes and rid old Norberto of his bi...

14 de jul. de 2022

Ana was born in São Miguel, an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean ruled by religion and traditions. Growing up as the middle child of a fam...

08 de mar. de 2023

Spira comes home from a juvenile detention center and reconnects with his loved ones in Reboleira (Lisbon), a slum on the verge of being destroyed....

06 de abr. de 2022

A portrait of a first relationship, previous to the external world, the one of the family. In a winter in Lisbon, father, mother, son and daughter ...

09 de ago. de 2009

A woman and two dogs inside a city house. She rediscovers herself in daily gestures and in the remembrance of whom has left. The sun blinds her, it...

02 de dez. de 2011

A young adolescent, living with a swinger couple in a campsite, meets an emotionally unstable man and finds herself fascinated by his special powers.

06 de jul. de 2015

On a summer's day, a mother, daughter and granddaughter's care-free day trip comes to an abrupt end. Beautiful and restrained.

01 de jan. de 2011

One must look into the tired eyes of those who hope one day to be able to communicate. Mother and daughter don't know how. Maybe the dog can help, ...

16 de out. de 2013

All sympathetic magic is based upon two principles: the first called the Law of Similarity says that “likes produce likes,” or that an effect resem...

01 de jan. de 2010

Paulo works as night security in a deactivated industrial complex. He lost his daughter in dramatic circumstances, and no regrets would console him...

09 de jul. de 2017

'In the course of my cleaning duties, I examined the belongings of each guest of the hotel and observed through the details, lives that will remain...

14 de jul. de 2021

Before the assault, feel the weight of the body.

09 de abr. de 2013

"Campo" é apresentado como um filme-ensaio, rodado "na maior base militar da Europa, onde os militares treinam, com todo o tipo de armas, missões q...

27 de out. de 2019

No matter how calm the surface of the ocean appears to be, each time we cross the line that divides land and water we enter an unknown and unexpect...

24 de fev. de 2007

A man, Francisco, works in an open-pit mine. He goes to see his boss about taking the following day off. At first the boss doesn’t want to allow it...

10 de fev. de 2017

Uma viagem coletiva ao passado colonial através de uma seleção de fotografias do império português, captadas desde os finais do século XIX até à Re...

10 de mar. de 2022

As the afternoon light fades, two kids play in the woods by a lake. When one of them disappears, the lake and its inhabitants take hold of the narr...

04 de out. de 2020

Two young lovers, live in a tiny apartment, struggling everyday to find reasons to stay together. As they are incapable of living apart, they choos...

29 de set. de 2010