Biography

Francisca Dores was born in Porto, at 1998. She studied Video in Soares dos Reis Artistic School (EASR) and Audiovisual Communication Technology at Superior School of Media Arts and Design (ESMAD). Professionally involved with cinema and photography since 2016, she was part of the technical team of film festivals such as Porto/Post/Doc, Curtas Vila do Conde and FEST | New Directors New Films Festival. Francisca's the author of the nationally and Internationally awarded student short film "Abel" (2017). Apart from her work in cinema, she also works in photography and sound installation, being one of the founding members of ORCA collective (Orchestra of Robots, Computers and Speakers). Her work explores the psychological, and she sees the creation as an act of catharsis that isn't independent of its creator. Recently, Francisca as been exploring the concept of Loneliness and its cinematographic materialisation.