Projects
Love, J.
Jo reads a goodbye letter from her partner Jack who is soon to pass away due to a terminal illness. Flashes from their last moments together twirl in Jo's mind while she struggles through Jack's final words.
In Love with a Nymph
In Love with a Nymph is a photographic project done with the actress Patrícia Garcez, that portrays the sensuality and attractiveness that decadence and the idea of death can instigate in someone. This project has its own collection of photographs, and it is also presented in the shape of a digital diaporama that includes written narration.
Estado Próprio
Estado Próprio is a photographic project done with the actor Hristo Bonev. It is about someone's journey and the physical space where that same journey takes place - and therefore it becomes alive the moment these two intersect.
ESCAPING
ESCAPING is a music video directed by Rita Duque, featuring the actress and singer Maria João Duque. The music theme in the video ''FutureWillBeBetter'' is originally by David From Scotland, the remix is by the artist Dupplo.
Rouge
Rouge is an experimental short film written and directed by Rita Duque, that includes scattered portraits of different women going through their own personal fights. It includes the presence of several actors and non-actors, narrated by several other actresses in various languages. It won Best Short Indie Film at the Europe Film Festival U.K. 2021, also winning Best Foreign Documentary Short at the Hollywood Women's International Film Festival 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
My Life with Rose
My Life with Rose is a photographic project with the actors Andrew McKinnon, Michelle Collyer and Tiago Rodrigues. The project portrays the story of a man that lost his wife to cancer too early in life and is still not over it. The project has a digital diaporama version as well, and it won first prize for Best Digital Diaporama at the 41st "Autumn in Voronet" International Film Festival in Romania in 2021.
