André Almeida Rodrigues
Filmmaker
Cinema of presence, memory, and the materiality of the real.
Portuguese filmmaker whose work has been screened and awarded internationally. The cinema of André Almeida Rodrigues emerges from observation, silence, and light. His films draw close to people, places, and gestures that are almost invisible, seeking to preserve what time tends to erase.
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Films
The Last Straw (2026)
A day lived on the edge, where economic and emotional fragility turns every gesture into an act of survival.
Return to the Childhood Home Before the Last Farewell (2023)
A quiet revisiting of the childhood home, suspended between ruin, memory, and the imminence of disappearance.
Release Your Emotions (2021)
A place where the promise of freedom contrasts with the ruin left by human intervention.
White Elephant (2019)
The story of a million‑euro investment that was barely used and remains a silent mark of waste.
Break, Break, Break (2019)
The nostalgia of the fishermen’s everyday life.
Soap Bedtime Stories (2018)
Algumas das histórias de vida por trás de uma pequena empresa portuguesa que hoje embala milhões de sabonetes à mão.
Careful (2016)
A quiet summer day is interrupted when an elderly woman’s unexpected fall turns a simple moment into a small story.
Alfaião (2016)
In the frozen fields where birds deceive the hunter and the fire warms the afternoon rest, the village reveals its serenity shaped by the contrasts between cold and heat.
The Barber Guitarist (2015)
The story of an ordinary barber who, thanks to his talent for Fado, became a notable name in Portuguese guitar.
Contact
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