CURRENT MISSION

As a film maker I intend to dedicate my life to do what I like to call "Movie Magic". In other words: those kind of movies that make you feel a wide cocktail of emotions.

ABOUT ME

Hey! My name is João. I'm 24 years old and I'm from Lisbon. I study and work in cinema and photography.

PHILOSOPHY

We're only here briefly, and while I'm here I want to allow myself joy. So fuck it.

Interests

Obviously I must say I'm interested by cinema, although I would rather spend my life making movies than watching them.

I love to travel. Period. Most of my ideas and inspirations came at times when I was travelling. Not only for all the amazing people I get to meet but for all the culture I get to absorve.

• culture
• photography
• cocktails
• movies
• traveling
• magic

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Kubrik, Park Chan Wook, Coppola, Darren Aronofsky, Tarantino, Wes Anderson, Spike Jonze, Coen Brothers...

Music: Most of 70's Prog scene (Gentle Giant, Gong, Genesis, National Health, King Crimson, BMS...), Jazz Fusion (Hadouk Trio, Paolo Fresu, Soft Machine, Miles Davis, Carlos Barreto, Carlos Bica...) and some Portuguese Music (Sergio Godinho, Fausto, Trovante, B Fachada, Rui Veloso...)

Books: "We" by Yevgeny Zamyatin, "1984" by George Orwell, "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, "Os Maias" by Eça de Queiroz, "Equador" by Miguel Sousa Tavares, "The Nose" by Nicolai Gogol