"Blue Bird" (PT: "Pássaro Azul")
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. Pássaro Azul 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.
- Language Portuguese
- Country Portugal
- Genre
- Producer Ana Sofia Nunes, António Câmara Manuel
- Cast João Cachola
- Year of creation 2025
- Duration 00:29:45
Graduated in Art and Multimedia from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Lisbon, Miguel holds a Master’s degree in Directing from the Lisbon Theatre and Film School (ESTC) and in Cinematography from ESCAC at the University of Barcelona. He also completed the Erasmus program at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK and participated in workshops at London Film Academy, UAL London, Maine Media Workshops, and Terre di Cinema. He received an Inov-Art scholarship for an internship at Prodigo Films in São Paulo, Brazil. Miguel has worked as Producer, Director, and Director of Photography on video and film projects, with works presented at national and international festivals. His dance video Deixa-me ser screened at Paris L’Été, France, and was awarded at the Utah Dance Film Festival. In film, his documentary Nunca as minhas mãos ficam vazias premiered at IndieLisboa 2018 and was acquired by Tate Modern for the exhibition My Body, My Archive by Faustin Linyekula. His short film Hei-de morrer onde nasci was awarded nationally and screened at festivals across three continents. He received the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s Support for New Creators to produce the documentary Blue Bird (2025), which premiered at Warsaw Film Festival and was exhibited at Beijing International Short Film Festival, In The Palace International Short Film Festival and Entre Olhares - Mostra de Cinema Português. The docufiction was also part of IDFA's and DOKLeipzig's market catalogues. In addition to his film work, Miguel holds the 8th grade in Cello from the Conservatory and continues performing as a guest instrumentalist. He is a founding partner of the production company Jângal Studios.
