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Case study · Video · 2024

Mirror.

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    Case study · Video · 2024

    Mirror.

    Mirror · Lab

    § 1 Synopsis

    Think

    A series of vignettes approaches the observer effect as a metaphor for how we perceive the world. The film considers observation, perception and the connections between individual and collective experience.

    § 2 Final work

    Create

    A clearing in a dark, misty forest: in the distance, a woman in a red dress paints on a white canvas on an easel.Among the dense undergrowth of a wood, a curly-haired woman in a green dress, riding a white horse.Inside an empty bus at night, a woman in black, with a fringe, ties up her hair between the poles, with the street lights blurred in the window.Under a white arch, a blonde woman in a white dress plays the violin, barefoot, in the sun, her long shadow on the ground.A barefoot man sitting on the floor against a concrete wall, beside a bouquet of blue flowers, with the sky and the sea on the right.The silhouette of a man in the sea, from behind, at dusk, with the dark slope of a mountain on the right.A barefoot woman in a green dress walks up the aisle between the empty red seats of an auditorium.
    Fig. 1 Seven shots from the film, in the film’s order.

    § 3 Behind the scenes

    Create

    The dark inside of a bus at night: in the background, an actress wearing headphones between the poles, facing a light panel and a camera with its monitor lit; in the foreground, the silhouette of the crew.
    Fig. 2 Behind-the-scenes photograph: the shoot on the bus, at night.

    § 4 Fact sheet

    Year
    2024
    Type
    Short film · No dialogue
    Running time
    3′
    Format
    ProRes444 / ProRes422 · Colour · Stereo

    nunoserrao.com/film/mirror

    Awards & distinctions

    • 2025 · Blackbird Film Festival · Honorable mention
    • 2025 · PAMA LA Edition · Best Experimental
    • 2025 · Post-Cinema Film Festival · Best Short Film
    • 2024 · Alt Film Fest · Best Experimental
    • 2024 · Festival Impacto · Best Short Film

    Official selections

    • 2025 · Atlanta Series Film Festival
    • 2025 · Gstaadfilm Festival
    • 2025 · Independent Days International Filmfestival
    • 2025 · Love & Hope International Film Festival
    • 2025 · Moinho Cine Fest
    • 2025 · Realtime International Film Festival
    • 2025 · San Francisco Frozen Film Festival
    • 2025 · Shorts@Fringe
    • 2024 · Lisbon Indie Festival
    • 2024 · Northern Lights Festival

    Longlists, nominations & finalists

    • 2025 · Astoria Film Festival · Finalist
    • 2025 · Ignite Film Festival · Nominee
    • 2025 · NY Independent Film Festival · Nominee
    • 2024 · Alt Film Fest · Nomination — Best Art Film & Best Cinematography

    Screenings & exhibitions

    • 2025 · The Poetic Lens · Gallery exhibit

    § 5 People involved

    • Nuno Serrão, Direction
    • Alicia Lewington, Andrea Oña, Duarte Nóbrega, Hélder Agrela, Mara Freitas, Mariana do Carmo, Matylda Kepa, Paulo Gouveia, Patrícia Lopes, Salvador Miguel, Cast
    • Nuno Serrão, Camera
    • Gustavo Gonçalves, Gaffer
    • Andreia Rodrigues, Ana Bettencourt, Production assistance
    • Nina Machado, Catarina Melim, Hair and make-up
    • Nuno Serrão, Editing
    • urbanistas, Production
    • Nuno Barcelos, Executive producer

    Contacts

    Phone
    965 723 315
    Email
    info@urbanistas.pt
    Address
    Startup Madeira, EV 167, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal
    Instagram
    @urbanistas.pt