BLUE BIRD

Miguel Munhá • 29' • Portugal • 2025 • Documentary / Hybrid / Experimental

Anxiety started consuming the muscles of my trapezius. I gradually stopped being able to swallow without thinking, because swallowing became forced. Amidst some exams to rule out bigger issues, or issues of a different, more tangible nature, one of the first hypotheses gained strength: finally, anxiety began to eat away at my body. “Blue Bird” is both a letter to my ancestors and a quest to understand what torments me and causes such acute anxiety – and how all these seemingly unrelated pieces can intertwine.

  • Warsaw Film Festival

    In the Palace International Short Film Festival

    Beijing International Short Film Festival

    ShortsMéxico

    Mostra de València - La Cabina

    Entre Olhares - Festival de Cinema Português

    Detour - Festival de Cine Nuevo

    Peloponnisos Documentary Festival

    Macau International Short Film Festival

    Encuentro Internacional de Cineastas

    Firenze Film Festival

    MICMXIFF

    Fantasmal Film Festival

    Revoluções Curtas FILMIN

    Pharos BI Short Film Festival

  • Best Short Documentary (Firenze Film Festival)

    Best Portuguese Cinema Now (Lisbon Independent Film Festival)

    Nominated for Best Documentary Short (Prémios Curtas)

  • IDFA Docs For Sale (market)

    DOKLeipzig Film Market Exclusives (market) ‍

  • Executive Producers: Ana Sofia Nunes, António Câmara Manuel

    Cast: João Cachola, Genoveva Faísca, Jorge Rico

    Writers: João Cachola, Miguel Munhá

    Director: Miguel Munhá

    Image: Marta Simões

    Art direction: Inês Prats

    Sound recording: Júlio Pereira

    Sound design and mix: Gil Amado

    Color grading: Andreia Bertini

    Music: Carlos Marecos, Others

    Editing: Miguel Munhá

    Graphic design: Sofia Santa-Rita