More worth your time at the same venue, plus a few nearby picks.
CINEMA
The Hoe Belongs to Everyone - On 'Torre Bela'
Cinemateca Portuguesa screens a discussion on Torre Bela, examining the cooperative's struggles over ownership, labor, and collective practice in rural Portugal.
CINEMA
The Fall of Dictatorships and the Emergence of New Cinemas
Cinemateca Portuguesa examines Greece, Spain, and Portugal through cinema, exploring the rupture and continuity shaped by twentieth-century dictatorship and democratic transition.
CINEMA
A Casa - Part Two
The second part explores what happens when filmmakers turn the camera inward, not to the external world but into their own homes. At Cinemateca Portuguesa.
CINEMA
Journey to the End of the World
The journey continues with three European stages. Includes G.W. Pabst's Street Without Sun, one of his masterworks. At Cinemateca Portuguesa.
CLASSIC
Patrícia Saramago - "Making and remaking is daily work in the editing room
Retrospective honouring filmmaker Patrícia Saramago (1975-2025), born in Lisbon after the April Revolution. Celebrates her legacy and unfinished work.
CINEMA
Director's Cut
A curated selection of restored and newly digitised heritage films. At Cinemateca Portuguesa.
DOCUMENTARY
This is Not a Documentary - Mockumentary Retrospective
A retrospective of mockumentaries, films that blend the false and the parodied. At Cinemateca Portuguesa.
FESTIVAL
O FIMFA Lx'26 na Cinemateca
Puppet and animation festival at Cinemateca Portuguesa. Runs May 7-31 with performances, street shows and workshops celebrating marionette arts and animated forms.