Synopsis
Phosphene is an animal myth. Centering around the Garrano horse, which is native to northwest Iberia, this documentary is an invitation to reflection, a juxtaposition of the comfort of the real with the discomfort of the imaginary. Its reality is that of the world of the mountains, of the humans and the other beings that inhabit them. It is a fable about the confrontation between man and the force of nature; the clash between the savage, the wild, and the civilized.
Miguel Filgueiras
Miguel Filgueiras is a Portuguese filmmaker with a background in Fine Arts. In 2016, he directed the musical documentary essays Rendufe and Black Bombay at the invitation of the independent label Lovers & Lollypops. Premiering at the Porto/Post/Doc Film & Media Festival, the films travelled widely through international festivals dedicated to music documentaries, receiving awards in the United States and Sweden. His first film, Alto do Minho (2012), an experimental portrait of Minho identity, screened at 18 international documentary festivals, including the Margaret Mead Film Festival. Earlier, he received the Prémio Jovens Criadores in 2003 for a video art work that entered the collection of the Fundação PLMJ in 2005. In 2026, his feature documentary Fosfeno was selected for the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival and the Trento Film Festival.
Filmography
Alto do Minho (2012), Rendufe (2016), Black Bombaim (2019), Phosphene (2026).
