O Baile By João Alves (in development)

The PIDE inspector dancing with a local girl over a sea of undead fishermen, with the town church in the background

1968, Portugal. A PIDE (secret police) agent investigates a series of macabre reports about fishermen who died at sea and return to haunt a small coastal village plagued by dark beliefs, hidden secrets, and compromising silences.

A feature film in development

Script: Nuno Duarte

Director: João Alves

Art Direction and Storyboard: Joana Afonso

Producer: Bruno Caetano

With the Support: ICA – Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual, Républica Portuguesa

A COLA (PT) Production