PROJECTS & FILMS
Maria Vitória
“During the making of Maria Vitória, I lived in Serra da Estrela — surrounded by the silence of the valleys, the wide-open skies, and the colors that shift with the wind. I carry with me the generosity of the people who always welcomed me with open arms. A piece of Portugal that will forever remain with me.”
First Look at Maria Vitória | Written and Directed by Mário Patrocínio | Premiere Tokyo International Film Festival | LEFFEST Lisboa Film Festival
complex: parallel universe
"I spent almost 3 years inside Latin America's most feared favela complex.
What I found wasn’t violence — it was resilience."
Directed by Mário Patrocínio | Winner of Best International Documentary – Artivist Film Festival (LA) | Honorable Mention – International Federation of Film Societies
#1 Box Office Documentary in Portugal (2011)
before the moonrise
“A grandmother, a pregnant mother, and a girl live in an arid world. The moon’s rise shifts their dreams — and everything between them."
Written and Directed by Mário Patrocínio | Toronto Black Film Festival | FEST – New Directors
The hunter and the prey
"Sebastian wasn’t just riding waves — he was chasing the impossible.
This film captures the force of that pursuit."
Directed by Mário Patrocínio | Commissioned by Porsche & MC Saatchi Berlin | Sebastian Steudtner Guinness World Record — Largest Wave Ever Surfed (26.2m)
the tuner of silence
"Based on Mia Couto’s literary universe, this film explores the weight of absence, exile, and silence.
It’s a lyrical adaptation I’ve long wanted to bring to life."
Written and Directed by Mário Patrocínio | Tribeca Film Festival | Toronto Black Film Festival | FEST – New Directors | In The Palace ISFF
artemy Lebedev
"Design is movement. We follow its lines without knowing — from train maps to border crossings. And Artemy never stopped moving."
Directed by Mário Patrocínio | Commissioned by Nike | Portrait of Artemy Lebedev — world traveler and one of the most influential design thinkers of his generation.
contemporany art fair
"Art is not static. It's a dialogue between the past and the present, a bridge connecting cultures and ideas."
Directed by Mário Patrocínio | Commissioned by ARCO Lisboa | Celebrating contemporary art's dynamic essence and its role in shaping societies.
I love kuduro
"Luanda was vibrating. Kuduro wasn’t just music. It was rhythm, rebellion, survival — and I needed to capture it before it vanished."
Directed by Mário Patrocínio | Premiered at Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival | Featured by Nowness