"Between The Margins"

A meditation on grief, memory, and the intangible nature of time, where past and present intertwine like two rivers running parallel courses. The echoes of tragedy still reverberate in a small community. Every morning, the fog settles in the same way. Every night, dreams give way to memory. Every day, those who remain mourn those who have not yet arrived.

The first project in the Cinema course at the University of Beira Interior in the year of 2025 consisted of a documentary. Following the pitch process, the director assembled a team to bring the project to life. I was then invited to take on the role of Director of Photography, a position I had not previously held, and which marked my first experience working within a film production environment. The film aims to document what remains in the aftermath of the 2001 Entre-os-Rios tragedy. The 4:3 image format, combined with archival footage, seeks to evoke the visual language of the time through handheld camera movement and colour grading that references the aesthetic of VHS recordings common to that period. On this page, I present a selection of stills from the film, along with a link to its viewing. I have also included a series of analog photographs taken by me during the repérages, while studying and exploring the filming locations.