João stars in a biopic about Liberada, a gender-nonconforming figure persecuted by the Inquisition. After the director is mysteriously paralyzed, João faces haunting dreams and struggles to honor Liberada’s story.
FESTIVALS:
[2025] Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival [Germany]
[2025] Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival - FICCI (Recognition of Gender Diversity Award) [Colombia]
[2025] New Directors / New Films [USA]
[2025] International Film Festival of Uruguay [Uruguay]
[2025] Crossing Europe Film Festival [Austria]
[2025] IndieLisboa - International Film Festival (Best Feature Film Directing Award) [Portugal]
[2025] XPOSED Queer Film Festival Berlin [Germany]
[2025] Guadalajara International Film Festival - FICG [Mexico]
[2025] Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema di Pesaro (Honourable Mention from the Critics Jury; Honourable Mention from the Youth Jury) [Italy]
[2025] Taipei Film Festival (Jury's Special Award) [Taiwan]
[2025] Karlovy Vary IFF [Czech Republic]
[2025] Melbourne International Film Festival [Australia]
[2025] Oslo Pix [Norway]
[2025] Queer Film Festival Utrecht [The Netherlands]
[2025] Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy [Finland]
[2025] San Sebastian International Film Festival ('Coup de Coeur' Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award) [Spain]
[2025] FNC - Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal [Canada]
[2025] Monde en Vues [Guadalupe]
[2025] Lima Alterna International Film Festival [Peru]
[2025] Chicago International Film Festival [USA]
[2025] Mostra de São Paulo [Brazil]
[2025] Screening Ideas at the University of Melbourne [Australia]
[2025] Mostra de València [Spain]
[2025] Portuguese Cinema Days in Berlin [Germany]
[2025] Queer Porto [Portugal]
[2025] Films Femmes Méditerranée | Marseille [France]
[2025] Scanorama [Lithuania]
[2025] L'Alternativa - Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona [Spain]
[2025] Melbourne Queer Film Festival [Australia]
[2025] Caminhos do Cinema Português (Best Poster) [Portugal]
[2025] Novos Cinemas - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Pontevedra [Spain]
[2026] MUSOC, the Social Cinema and Human Rights Festival of Asturias [Spain]
[2026] Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival [USA]
[2026] KINO Athens - Independent Film Festival of Athens [Grécia]
Fiction
2025, Portugal, 70'
Script: June João, Paula Tomás Marques
Cinematography: Fresco Mafalda
Sound: Marcelo Tavares
Editing: Jorge Jácome
Music: Maria João Petrucci e Rodrigo Vaiapraia
Art Direction and Costumes: Eloísa d'Ascensão
Production: Cristiana Cruz Forte, Paula Tomás Marques
Co-Production: Fúria de Boi
Associated Producers: Casa Estrela, Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola
Cast: June João, André Tecedeiro, Jenny Larrue, Alice Azevedo, Caio Amado, Eloísa d'Ascensão e Tiago Aires Lêdo