3 short films by Mariana Bártolo

Seagulls cut through the sky, Portugal/France, 17 min., 2023
Dense Atmosphere of change and union strikes in Porto's harbour. Clara, owner of a fishermen's bar threatened by closure, finds in the arms of Raquel, waitress on cruise ships, the only shelter to express her fears and contradictions.
script/direction MARIANA BÁRTOLO, GUILLERMO GARCÍA LÓPEZ

Meek, Germany/Portugal, 22 min., 2021
Portugal in the year 2000. Eleven-year-old Maria João lives in a suburb in the north of the country and is exposed to the influences of her conservative upbringing. Her relationship with her family and her best friend Ana are changing. A newly discovered sensuality and desire lead her to new body sensations and interests.
script/direction/montage/executive production MARIANA BÁRTOLO

WHALE BEARDS, Germany/Portugal, 11 min., 2021
"Whale Beards" speaks about myths and memories from a small village on the Atlantic coast. In old family tales a theme appears again and again: the mysterious gift of finding water on dry land. Shot on analogue film, this short traces an old and almost lost tradition.
direction/montage/production MARIANA BÁRTOLO