5 Pieces of Heart

As Pedras e o Tempo

March 1961 •Portuguese

Documentary short film on the city of Évora, Portugal. Usually regarded as the first film of the Portuguese New Wave.

Heavy Architecture

January 2007 •Portuguese

Documentary about 4 large architectural landmarks that projected Portugal abroad.

Baptismo de Terra

June 2016 •Portuguese

Dentro, fora do Brasil

December 2024 •Portuguese

O outro lado da fruta

January 2023 •Portuguese

A day in the life of Marta, a raspberry grower who doesn't give up on her dreams.

Retratação

October 2019 •English

Fernando Lemos, a Portuguese surrealist artist, fled from dictatorship to Brazil in 1952 searching for something better. The movie follows the last moments of his journey and the struggle for the preservation of his legacy, trying to fulfill his last great desire: to be a good dead man.

Mário Eloy - A Runaway Painter

March 1998 •Portuguese

Documentary about the life and work of Mário Eloy, one of the greatest painters of the second generation of modernism in Portugal.

Longe de Cabul

December 2023 •Portuguese

Saudade: The Lisbon I Never Knew

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A love letter from an American soul to the city of Lisbon.

Saramago: Documentos

February 1996 •Portuguese

About the Portuguese author José Saramago, based on a long interview with the writer at his home on the island of Lanzarote, in which he analyzes his work and shares his reflection on some aspects of his personal life.

Amílcar

November 2025 •Portuguese

Poet, agricultural engineer and revolutionary Amílcar Cabral was born in Guinea-Bissau to Cape Verdean parents. After studying in Portugal, he emerged as the charismatic leader of the anti-colonial struggle against Portuguese rule. With his utopian ideas, he sparked a cultural and an armed uprising that went on to inspire other African liberation movements.

Fatima: Miracle of the Sun or Harbinger of Deception?

September 2017 •English

100 years ago an event happened that changed the world. Upwards of 70,000 were gathered in the little village of Fatima, Portugal. They were told, by an apparition that had appeared to three children—what many believed to be Mary of the Bible—that a miracle would occur. Something happened on October 13, 1917 and thousands of people witnessed it… It was called, The Miracle of the Sun.

Regresso à casa de partida antes que a partida seja definitiva

March 2023 •Portuguese

The Guns and the People

January 1975 •Portuguese

Film directors with hand-held cameras went to the streets of Lisbon from April 25 to May 1, 1974, registering interviews and political events of the Portuguese "Carnations Revolution", as that period would be later known.

Horikita Maki: Castella

May 2006 •Japanese

Documentary about the photo session for the photobook "Castella", filmed in Portugal.

Of Another Place

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On a Summer afternoon, Pedro packs the last few boxes before having to leave his apartment in New York. 12 years ago, Pedro and Ana had arrived in America from Portugal, in search of a dream. Now, Ana's voice describes, from the other side of the ocean, that same country to which they are returning. As the rooms are emptied, Pedro bids farewell to one life, welcoming another. But the dream that brought him will remain forever in the city that never sleeps, awaiting his return.

Statues of Portugal

December 1931 •Portuguese

Launch of a competition, organized by the newspaper O Século, entitled Statues of Portugal.

Fear and Loathing and Party in Las Ponta Delgada

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A small group of people is in a music festival on an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. In "Fear and Loathing and Party in Las Ponta Delgada", we experience the happiness and insanity behind one of the most unique festivals in the world.

Where to Invade Next

December 2015 •English

To understand firsthand what the United States of America can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully “invades” some to see what they have to offer.

A Aldeia mais Portuguesa de Portugal

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