
Production
Mafalda Rebelo
Born
1983-10-22 (43)
Place of birth
Porto, Portugal
Known for
Production
Credits
13 titles
Mafalda Rebelo (b. 1983, Porto, Portugal) is a Portuguese producer and director working across fiction, documentary and television. Throughout her career she has produced films by internationally acclaimed filmmakers such as Sergey Loznitsa, Thom Andersen, Yann Gonzalez, Lois Patiño, Miguel Gonçalves Mendes, Rodrigo Areias, David Bonneville and André Guiomar, among others. Her work has been presented at major international festivals including Berlinale, Locarno Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Toronto International Film Festival,Sheffield Doc/Fest, Clermont-Ferrand, Mar del Plata, ZINEBI, Curtas Vila do Conde and Doclisboa. She holds a degree in Sound and Image from th…
Known for
NRMaria Joana navigates the discoveries and transformations of adolescence. She experiences her first night of freedom and independence at the local Saint John's street celebration, testing her limits and confronting her inner fears — but not without consequences.
Dog Day
2026
NRAmid dynamics of power, desire, and seduction, Ofélia follows two teenagers who discover their mutual attraction on the threshold between adolescence and adulthood, while simultaneously seeking to define their identity and place within an everchanging society.
Ofélia
2025
NRWhat do you do with the desire that is just awakening? At dance performances, in concerts, during sports, while skating, eyes are searching and bodies are exposed. Each space possesses its own choreography, its own music. Almost without words desire and rejection, hope and disappointment become tangible.
At Sixteen
2022
6.0Filmed in one of the remaining social housing towers of Aleixo (Porto, Portugal), “Bicicleta” tells the story of a family living under economic pressure.
Bicicleta
2013
NRSet against the looming backdrop of growing urban towers, a teenage boy navigates the fragile space between adolescence and adulthood.
Torres
2013
NROne sleepless night, Emília recalls a childhood trauma. Amidst the burning memories, she visits her parents, her sister, Manuel and all the places of her solitude.
Light Was a Break
2024
Behind the camera
NRMaria Joana navigates the discoveries and transformations of adolescence. She experiences her first night of freedom and independence at the local Saint John's street celebration, testing her limits and confronting her inner fears — but not without consequences.
Dog Day
2026
NRAmid dynamics of power, desire, and seduction, Ofélia follows two teenagers who discover their mutual attraction on the threshold between adolescence and adulthood, while simultaneously seeking to define their identity and place within an everchanging society.
Ofélia
2025
NRWhat do you do with the desire that is just awakening? At dance performances, in concerts, during sports, while skating, eyes are searching and bodies are exposed. Each space possesses its own choreography, its own music. Almost without words desire and rejection, hope and disappointment become tangible.
At Sixteen
2022
6.0Filmed in one of the remaining social housing towers of Aleixo (Porto, Portugal), “Bicicleta” tells the story of a family living under economic pressure.
Bicicleta
2013
NRSet against the looming backdrop of growing urban towers, a teenage boy navigates the fragile space between adolescence and adulthood.
Torres
2013
NROne sleepless night, Emília recalls a childhood trauma. Amidst the burning memories, she visits her parents, her sister, Manuel and all the places of her solitude.
Light Was a Break
2024
NR50|50 looks at the frustrations and triumphs that couples still encounter as they try to find a balance between raising children and working. Each story unveils the obstacles and prejudices that men and (mostly) women still have to overcome. This documentary sheds light on the roads to conciliation, giving voice to ambitious, career-oriented women, but also to couples who are struggling to have children or to share their unpaid domestic duties fairly. 50 | 50 evaluates the advancements accomplished while also questioning whether the ongoing progress is sufficient in light of the times we live in.
50 l 50
2022
NR50|50 looks at the frustrations and triumphs that couples still encounter as they try to find a balance between raising children and working. Each story unveils the obstacles and prejudices that men and (mostly) women still have to overcome. This documentary sheds light on the roads to conciliation, giving voice to ambitious, career-oriented women, but also to couples who are struggling to have children or to share their unpaid domestic duties fairly. 50 | 50 evaluates the advancements accomplished while also questioning whether the ongoing progress is sufficient in light of the times we live in.
50 l 50
2022
NR50|50 looks at the frustrations and triumphs that couples still encounter as they try to find a balance between raising children and working. Each story unveils the obstacles and prejudices that men and (mostly) women still have to overcome. This documentary sheds light on the roads to conciliation, giving voice to ambitious, career-oriented women, but also to couples who are struggling to have children or to share their unpaid domestic duties fairly. 50 | 50 evaluates the advancements accomplished while also questioning whether the ongoing progress is sufficient in light of the times we live in.
50 l 50
2022
NRDocumentary on the Aleixo neighborhood of Porto, Portugal: a low income working class community plagued by drug sales and slated for demolition.Will it's dispersed residents, ripped from their homes, have the force to carry on?
Our Land, Our Altar
2020
NRA man wanders around an abandoned hospital. Years after their last encounter, someone whose life he saved seeks him out in his old office, so that together they can piece together a memory of their shared past.
God-and-a-Half
2024
NRThe story of Caveirinha, a humble fisherman who lives in a difficult social situation. Immediately after the death of his son at sea, he faces the challenge of burying him with dignity.
Saturn
2022
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Uma Montanha do Tamanho do Homem
2014
