Fosfeno
2025, 74', M12, PT
formato: 4k : 21/9 suporte: DCP
“Fosfeno” is a feature-length auteur documentary — a penetrating vision of survival, territory, and the dynamics of power. A poetic meditation on the ancestral struggles that inhabit the imaginary of the mountains.
Trailer
“When was it, truly, that we became human?”
In the mountains of northern Portugal, horses, wolves, and humans struggle to coexist. The everyday lives of garrano breeders and shepherds unfold against the backdrop of a fragile balance. Here, humans are both guardians and predators — their bond with animals at once tender, luminous, and violent. The wolf haunts the night, preying on foals. Humans retaliate, mistaking vengeance for meaning, and in turning against nature, they turn against myth itself — abandoning their own humanity. Fosfeno is a poetic meditation on this ancestral struggle. An auteur documentary that unveils the customs, landscapes, and mythic imaginaries of the northern Portuguese highlands. Its title evokes the phosphene — the light that appears within the eye — as a mythological metaphor for life and death. Through this language, the film invites reflection on our place on Earth: as humans among ourselves, and as one species among the many with whom we share existence.
Production: Os Inúteis Producers/ Daniel Maciel/ Miguel Filgueiras Associated Production: AISCA Production Assistant: Joaquim Durães/ José Filgueiras/ Margarida Gonçalves/ Rui Leal Original Idea: Diogo Amaro/ Miguel Filgueiras Cinematography: Miguel Filgueiras/ Ana Mariz Assistant Director: Daniel Maciel Text: Paulo Augusto Franco Original Music: Jose Valente Voice narration: Jorge Filgueiras Audio Editing and Mixing: Diogo Manso Direct Sound Recording: Philipe Joane Directed & Edited by: Miguel Filgueiras P HI8 Footage ‘Wolf Hunt at Soajo’: António Neto Trap Camera Video Capture: Jorge Costa – Crossed Paths Project Original Soundtrack Composer: José Valente Music 1/ Author: Zen Mechanics & Egorythmia – Album: Shores of the Subconscious (2019) Voice Direction: Pedro Augusto Voice Recording: Pedro Augusto Color Grading: Tiago Carvalho/ Miguel Filgueiras Post-Production and VFX: Miguel Filgueiras Graphic Design: Miguel Almeida Treasury: José Filgueiras Legal Consultant: Diogo Oliveira Auxiliary Research: Daniel Maciel/ Diogo Amaro/ Sofia Maciel Production Support: Lovers & Lollypops / Nature Horse - Equestrian Tourism/ Lanheses Palace/ Vezeira Association of Fafião/ GotoGerês - Ecoturismo/ Radio do Vez/ Ponte da Barca City Hall/ IPVC – Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo Institutional Acknowledgements: Common Lands Association of Pitões das Júnias/ AFURNA Association/ Lá de Riba Association/ Merufe Parish Council/ São Roque Fafião Parish Council Institutional Support: ICNF – Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests / BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, University of Porto/ ACERG – Garrano Horse Breeders Association/ Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University/ House of Arts of Arcos de Valdevez/ Museum of Natural History and Science, University of Porto Financial Support: Viana do Castelo City Hall/ Arcos de Valdevez City Hall/ Union of Parishes of Monserrate, Meadela, Santa Maria Maior/ Ponte de Lima City Hall Funding: Garantir Cultura Fund/ Portuguese Republic.
