In his new personal work, Lisbon director João Vaz Oliveira fuses striking images and surgical edits into a visceral and hyper-visual ode to fellow creatives who have inspired him.

João Vaz Oliveira: “Six years ago, I thought of making a video with which I could fully identify myself. Without rules, without prejudice, without fear. Where I could be free regarding the narrative, either conceptual or audio and visual.

“The Covid-19 pandemic led us to a sudden arrest in our lives. It made me stop and helped me take a step back so that I could better focus on my goals. And that was when I realized that I was a part of a cycle.

“A creative cycle that hides its beauty in wonderment, but also in blockage and in emptiness. The beauty of error but also the beauty of being a fearless pioneer, of experimenting, feeling, provoking, sketching, and, bottom line, creating.

“I love opening titles and the title names here are like a love letter/tribute to all those who have influenced me. So I combined the cycle of the creative process (video) with a thank you (the titles) to those who help me feed it.”
 

 
Director: João Vaz Oliveira
Edit: João Vaz Oliveira

Sound Design: Moullinex