Maria Inês Gonçalves

Andar com Fé (2025)

On a sunny afternoon in Lisbon, Manel leaves home to look for work. He comes across an old church and remembers his late friend Pedro. The history of this space intertwines with Manel's emotional journey. ...

Dildotectonics (2023)

Ceramic dildos intended to go beyond cis-normative sex toys; the forbidden love of Josefa and Maria during the Inquisition; a singing narrator… Such are the elements that make up Dildotectonics. A masterful blend of time and place, this film gives free r ...

The Bath (2022)

A baby is bathed by its mother, who sings: "When I was a young girl…". Later, a little girl's voice will pick up the thread: "When I'll be an old lady…". Between the two, the film sketches an anthropology of all the different games, wonders, and plays ...

Late in the Evening (2021)

He comes home in tears. She cooks dinner disregarding the distance that has permeated their existence. But they aren't ready to give up on trying to bridge it. Perhaps they can meet halfway. ...

The Metamorphosis of Birds (2021)

Filmmaker Catarina Vasconcelos sifts through the memories of her ancestors. Her naval officer grandfather, Henrique, who married her grandmother, Beatriz, on her 21st birthday, spent extended periods at sea, leaving her with six children. This is the begin ...

The Lamb of God (2020)

The apparition of a bloodstain reaffirms the relentless cycle of life, filmed in all its fragility and complexity. ...

Mariana’s Late (2018)

During a summer vacation, a young couple deals with an unexpected pregnancy. ...

O Meu Pijama (2017)

Andar com Fé (2025)

On a sunny afternoon in Lisbon, Manel leaves home to look for work. He comes across an old church and remembers his late friend Pedro. The history of this space intertwines with Manel's emotional journey. ...

You Burn Me (2025)

An adaptation of "Sea Foam", a chapter from Cesare Pavese's "Dialoghi con Leucò" published in 1947. The ancient Greek poet Sappho and the nymph Britomartis meet beside the sea and have a conversation about love and death. Sappho is said to have thrown her ...