Francisca Manuel
(Lisbon, Portugal) she holds a degree from the Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de Lisboa and a postgraduate qualification in Multimedia Arts from the Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa.
In 2017, she began a trilogy in the Azorean islands of São Miguel and Pico with the video installation Catherine or 1786, presented at the Arquipélago – Centro de Artes Contemporâneas, followed by Seven Days with the Sea to My Left (2024), which premiered at the Curtas de Vila do Conde.
Her documentaries Courage of Lassie (2009) and Avenida 211 (2018) received awards and are part of the Peter Meeker Collection and Fundação EDP collections. Since 2008, she has collaborated with national and international creators in co-authorship, directing, cinematography, and editing.
In 2011, she received an international internship — INOV-Art in Cinema — joining the team of Forumdoc.bh at the 15th Festival de Cinema Documentário e Etnográfico de Belo Horizonte. After her experience in Brazil, she made her acting debut in the film Where I Grow Old (2015), by Marília Rocha, which won the Best Actress award at the 49th Festival de Cinema de Brasília. She also collaborated as an actress in Those Who Move (2025), by Stephanie Ricci, and in the cinematic installation Bi (2019), by Emilly Wardill.
In 2017, she began a trilogy in the Azorean islands of São Miguel and Pico with the video installation Catherine or 1786, presented at the Arquipélago – Centro de Artes Contemporâneas, followed by Seven Days with the Sea to My Left (2024), which premiered at the Curtas de Vila do Conde.
Her documentaries Courage of Lassie (2009) and Avenida 211 (2018) received awards and are part of the Peter Meeker Collection and Fundação EDP collections. Since 2008, she has collaborated with national and international creators in co-authorship, directing, cinematography, and editing.
In 2011, she received an international internship — INOV-Art in Cinema — joining the team of Forumdoc.bh at the 15th Festival de Cinema Documentário e Etnográfico de Belo Horizonte. After her experience in Brazil, she made her acting debut in the film Where I Grow Old (2015), by Marília Rocha, which won the Best Actress award at the 49th Festival de Cinema de Brasília. She also collaborated as an actress in Those Who Move (2025), by Stephanie Ricci, and in the cinematic installation Bi (2019), by Emilly Wardill.
