Films
Maria Não Me Mates
Maria Não Me Mates
A film by Sofia Perpétua
Portugal, 2023
Teresa rents an affordable apartment in Lisbon, but when she is cleaning, she finds
a head buried under the bed. Maria José,
the matricide, was the last tenant, and she
dismembered and scattered her mother throughout the city, the head had never been found.
The matricide was arrested, but bizarre deaths
continue to occur, along with strange incidents
connecting her to the queen of Ofiúsa, mythological figure of the foundation of the city of Lisbon. Despite
it all, Teresa still insists on living in Graça.
Sofia Perpétua
Sofia Perpétua was born in Lisbon and is a journalist. She has a master's degree
in Journalism with a specialisation in audiovisual narratives from the City University of
New York, has worked in the newsrooms of
The New York Times, NBC and CNN in New
York, was a correspondent in Brazil and has
collaborated with the BBC, The Washington
Post, Ms., UNICEF, Greenpeace, HRW, among
others. She produced The Thread podcast,
which was nominated for a Webby, and received a Pictures of the Year International for her
work on a documentary.