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Several Portuguese creators occupy the director's chair in this collective short film shot during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown in an unfolding of personal perspectives.

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Directed by: Rui Calçada Bastos
Miguel Clara Vasconcelos
Produced by: Joana Ferreira
Isabel Machado

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