Portugal Archives - Directors Notes

Pain Manifests in Physical Form in Diana Antunes’ Dark, Enchanting Music Video for Ela Li’s ‘Choradeira’

Diana Antunes explains how she and her team developed layered, ethereal costumes and dance to act as a physical manifestation of the pain that inhabits us.

Animation

A Father and Son Wrestle With the Nature of Loss in João Gonzalez’ Oscar Nominated Short ‘Ice Merchants’

João Gonzalez breaks down how the distinct visual aesthetic of his Oscar nominated animation intersects with its themes of grief and loss.

Art & Fashion, Music

Learn About Metronomy’s Anna Prior Across Five Words in Tiago Ribeiro’s Fashion Short ‘Who is Anna’

Tiago Ribeiro explains his desire to biographically document the contemporary cultural woman in fashion editorial/music hybrid short 'Who is Anna'.

Art & Fashion

Diana Antunes Unlocks the Past Through the Memory Infused Spaces We Inhabit in Dance Short ‘Desabitar’

Her first production in a socially distanced world Diana Antunes reveals how she overcame the challenge of creating dance film 'Desabitar' at arm's length.

Music

A Soldier Runs the Gauntlet of a Futuristic War in Augusto De Fraga’s Apocalyptic Love Story ‘Hear From You’

Beset on all sides a soldier doggedly battles through the dangers of a futuristic war to be reunited with his love in Augusto Fraga's 'Hear From You'.

Music

Take a Trip into the Psyche of the Rave Scene in João Retorta’s Euphoric Exploration of Escapism ‘Prayer’

Director João Retorta provides a euphoric exploration of our endless quest for escapism & release in rave scene 'non-documentary' music video 'Prayer'.

Animation

A Crazy Creature Laboratory Breaks Into Chaos in Nebula Studios’ ‘Don’t Feed These Animals’

DN speaks with animators Guilherme Afonso & Miguel Madaíl de Freitas about mixing the drab and joyful to create anarchic short 'Don't Feed These Animals'.