I am self-taught in the field of cinema. In the 90s, I crossed paths with director Paulo Rocha, and this is where the schooling I didn’t have began. It was all a matter of chance. Paulo was very impressed with a documentary I directed about a family of shepherds in Barrancos, and, for no other reason, invited me to assemble his feature-length film, “O Rio do Ouro”. I owe him having gotten into cinema. Until he passed away, I edited all his films. My professional life has mainly been split between editing and directing documentaries, mostly released through RTP2.

FILMOGRAPHY

2017 – Vasco Gonçalves, o general no seu labirinto

2017 – A Lisboa de Carrilho da Graça

2016 – Os Primeiros desertores

2016 – Os  médicos comunistas de  Salazar

2016 – Acção Revolucionária Armada

2016 – Exigimos o diálogo

2016 – Tipografias clandestinas

2016 – Anda cá ó pomba

2016 – A voz das camaradas

2016 – Passeios no Tejo

2012 – O  Contentor

2011 – Éramos Barracas

2008 – O Segredo

2006 – Lianor

2006 – Djunta Mo Kova M

2005 – Cenas de um microclima

2002/03 – Querença

1999 – O Guardador de Rebanhos

1997 – Matança

1992/96 – Ver artes

1990 – Carceri D’Ivenzioni

1984 – As Portas