Directing

Mário Macedo

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Directing

Credits

8 titles

Mário Macedo was born 1989. Finished his studies at the School of Arts at UCP Porto and in the European Film College in Denmark. In Copenhagen he creates, together with other artists, 73collective - a community of young directors that focus on highly personal projects. His short documentary films Uncle Rui (2011) and Sinless Maria (2016) both premiered at DocLisboa Festival. The second won the National Grand Prix at FEST 2017 and both films were featured in the New Visions of Portuguese Directors at the Portuguese Cinematheque in the same year. His short film Terceiro Turno (Skin River) premiered at Curtas Vila do Conde 2021 and won the Award for Best Director in the national competition. He…

Known for

Behind the camera

That's How I Love You poster
NR

While spending holidays at his grandparents’ place in the countryside, a boy learns a cruel lesson of mercy.

That's How I Love You

2024

Skin River poster
NR

In a small village in the north of Portugal, Agostinho endures the imprisonment of his routine. One day, he suffers a strange seizure leaving the factory where he works at the night shift. Unable to explain the reason for his condition, he returns home, to his girlfriend, to his friends. Subduing his dreams and concerns, Agostinho awaits for the night to come and, with it, another shift.

Skin River

2021

Skin River poster
NR

In a small village in the north of Portugal, Agostinho endures the imprisonment of his routine. One day, he suffers a strange seizure leaving the factory where he works at the night shift. Unable to explain the reason for his condition, he returns home, to his girlfriend, to his friends. Subduing his dreams and concerns, Agostinho awaits for the night to come and, with it, another shift.

Skin River

2021

Three of Cups poster
NR

An experimental short film that captures an intimate, polyamorous night in Berlin shared between three friends—a nonbinary artist, a trans woman, and a queer straight man—each navigating personal transformation. Set during a winter gathering, the film explores love, identity, and the elusive beauty of change through quiet conversations and tender glances, revealing how these moments can fundamentally alter us.

Three of Cups

2025

Cul-de-sac poster
7.0

A group of skaters take refuge in a shopping mall, making it their playground. As they spend time skating the empty hallways, the stillness creeps in. It's a dead end.

Cul-de-sac

2024

Cul-de-sac poster
7.0

A group of skaters take refuge in a shopping mall, making it their playground. As they spend time skating the empty hallways, the stillness creeps in. It's a dead end.

Cul-de-sac

2024

Maria poster
NR

Maria spends her days working in her family’s noisy metal factory. While being oppressed by male violence, she is also responsible for caring for her sister-in-law and niece, both existentially depleted. A revolution starts to boil within her.

Maria

2023

Maria poster
NR

Maria spends her days working in her family’s noisy metal factory. While being oppressed by male violence, she is also responsible for caring for her sister-in-law and niece, both existentially depleted. A revolution starts to boil within her.

Maria

2023