The Metamorphosis of Birds

Filmmaker Catarina Vasconcelos sifts through the memories of her ancestors. Her naval officer grandfather, Henrique, who married her grandmother, Beatriz, on her 21st birthday, spent extended periods at sea, leaving her with six children. This is the beginning of a generational saga.

• Catarina VasconcelosDirector
• Catarina VasconcelosScreenplay
• Madalena PalmeirimOriginal Music Composer

• Manuel RosaYoung Jacinto
• João MóraYoung Pedro
• Ana VasconcelosYoung Beatriz
• Henrique VasconcelosJacinto
• Inês CamposYoung Teresa
• José Manuel MendesOld Henrique (voice)
• João Pedro MamedeHenrique (voice)
• Cláudia VarejãoBeatriz (voice)
• Catarina VasconcelosSelf