Graduated in 2010 in Sound and Image by the Portuguese Catholic University of Porto (UCP). In 2011 finished the film course at the European Film College in Denmark. Two of his short documentaries, ’Tio Rui’ (2011) and ‘Maria Sem Pecado’ (2016), premiered at DocLisboa Festival, having the latter won the National Grand Prix at FEST 2017 and consequentially shown at RTP, the Portuguese public television. Both films were also part of the New Visions of the Portuguese Cinema at the Portuguese Cinematheque in 2017. His first fiction short film ‘Terceiro Turno (Skin River)’ premiered in 2021 at Curtas Vila do Conde IFF in the National Competition and it won the award for Best Director. In 2023 he was selected for The Factory - North of Portugal at Director’s Fortnight in Cannes Film Festival. His short film ‘Cul-de-sac' is part of the international competition at Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, the biggest in the world for short films.
In 2024 premiered ’That’s How I Love You’ at Curtas Vila do Conde IFF where it won the Grand Prix and became a candidate for the European Film Awards.
Released his first photobook ‘Running Away Into You’ with Lebop (PT) and Editions Loco (FR) together with Olhar de Ulisses, which had its premiere at Rencontre d’Arles.
At the moment, he divides his time between Berlin and Portugal.
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