The Case of J.

A courtroom is a theatre and a death may be staged. Two policemen are accused in a court of law of the unlawful murder of J. J’s mother is questioned by the police officers’ defense attorney, to determine who her son was: was he really who he is said to have been?  Found beside his body is a gun and drugs.

FESTIVALS:
[2017] IndieLisboa - International Independent Film Festival [Portugal]
[2017] Kinoforum - São Paulo International Short Film Festival [Brazil]
[2017] Festival de Cinema de Vitória [Brazil]
[2017] Delhi Shorts International Film Festival [India]
[2017] Latino and Iberian Film Festival at Yale [USA]
[2017] Topografias Imaginárias - Videoteca de Lisboa [Portugal]
[2017] O Dia Mais Curto - Viseu [Portugal]
[2018] Desobedocs  - Braga, Coimbra, Viseu and Vila Real [Portugal]
[2018] Brest European Short Film Festival [France]
[2018] Escola Superior de Educação - Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal [Portugal]
[2018] Festival Latino-Americano de Cinema de Belo Jardim - São Paulo [Brazil]
[2018] Festa do Avante [Portugal]
[2018] Festival Taguatinga de Cinema - Brasilia [Brazil]
[2018] Festival Ver Cinema da Baixada Fluminense - Rio de Janeiro (Prize Best Short Film) [Brazil]
[2018] Shortcutz Ovar (Special Mention Best Short Film) [Portugal]
[2019] Universidade da Beira Interior - Jornadas de Cinema Português [Portugal]
[2019] King's College London - The Creative Process in Portuguese Film [UK]