Water tongue
Short film, 19 min
Songs of whales, calls of Cory’s shearwaters, transatlantic letters, radio signals.
Mariana, who is Azorean, and Stella, based in Lisbon, begin with a liquid correspondence, later traveling and filming together in the Azorean Archipelago. Their exchange unfolds like a road movie across the islands, shaping a polyphonic orchestra where human and animal voices share an equal stage.
Premiere: IndieLisboa Film Festival
Screenings:
22.06.2025 — Moonscreen, Waking Life Festival
04.06.2025— -[A] VIDEO, Experimental film nights, Lisbon #03
15.07.2025 —Curtas Vila do Conde
1.08.2025 — Labocine
21.08.2025 —- Giri Berlin
2-8.8.2025— Bendita Tú Festival de Cine, Madrid, Buenos Aires
Credits:
Director / Cinematography / Editing: Stella Horta
Production / Acting/ Creative collaborator: Mariana Pacheco de Medeiros
With: Ana Goulard/ Mónica Silva/João Luís Mariano
Music / Composition / Mixing: Marc Lohr
Musical Contribution: Stav Yeini
Voice Recording: Pedro Loios, David Almeida Ribeiro, Elliot Sheedy
Colorist: Joana Silva Fernandes
Underwater Cinematography: Nuno Sá
Graphic Design: Martim Cruz
Text based on conversations with
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1064106905/980e25f93d?ts=0&share=copy
Songs of whales, calls of Cory’s shearwaters, transatlantic letters, radio signals.
Mariana, who is Azorean, and Stella, based in Lisbon, begin with a liquid correspondence, later traveling and filming together in the Azorean Archipelago. Their exchange unfolds like a road movie across the islands, shaping a polyphonic orchestra where human and animal voices share an equal stage.
Premiere: IndieLisboa Film Festival
Screenings:
22.06.2025 — Moonscreen, Waking Life Festival
04.06.2025— -[A] VIDEO, Experimental film nights, Lisbon #03
15.07.2025 —Curtas Vila do Conde
1.08.2025 — Labocine
21.08.2025 —- Giri Berlin
2-8.8.2025— Bendita Tú Festival de Cine, Madrid, Buenos Aires
Credits:
Director / Cinematography / Editing: Stella Horta
Production / Acting/ Creative collaborator: Mariana Pacheco de Medeiros
With: Ana Goulard/ Mónica Silva/João Luís Mariano
Music / Composition / Mixing: Marc Lohr
Musical Contribution: Stav Yeini
Voice Recording: Pedro Loios, David Almeida Ribeiro, Elliot Sheedy
Colorist: Joana Silva Fernandes
Underwater Cinematography: Nuno Sá
Graphic Design: Martim Cruz
Text based on conversations with
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1064106905/980e25f93d?ts=0&share=copy
https://feival.curtas.pt/filme/fc-227
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Screening at [A] VIDEO, Lisboa
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Screening at Waking Life, Moonscreen
Poster design by Martim Cruz
Water tongue
Short film, 19 min
Songs of whales, calls of Cory’s shearwaters, transatlantic letters, radio signals.
Mariana, who is Azorean, and Stella, based in Lisbon, begin with a liquid correspondence, later traveling and filming together in the Azorean Archipelago. Their exchange unfolds like a road movie across the islands, shaping a polyphonic orchestra where human and animal voices share an equal stage.
Premiere: IndieLisboa Film Festival
Screenings:
22.06.2025 — Moonscreen, Waking Life Festival
04.06.2025— [A] VIDEO, Experimental film nights, Lisbon #03
15.07.2025 — Curtas Vila do Conde
1.08.2025 — Labocine
21.08.2025 — Giri Berlin
2-8.8.2025— Bendita Tú Festival de Cine, Madrid, Buenos Aires
Credits:
Director / Cinematography / Editing: Stella Horta
Production / Acting/ Creative collaborator: Mariana Pacheco de Medeiros
With: Ana Goulard/ Mónica Silva/João Luís Mariano
Music / Composition / Mixing: Marc Lohr
Musical Contribution: Stav Yeini
Voice Recording: Pedro Loios, David Almeida Ribeiro, Elliot Sheedy
Colorist: Joana Silva Fernandes
Underwater Cinematography: Nuno Sá
Graphic Design: Martim Cruz
Text based on conversations with
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1064106905/980e25f93d?ts=0&share=copy
Songs of whales, calls of Cory’s shearwaters, transatlantic letters, radio signals.
Mariana, who is Azorean, and Stella, based in Lisbon, begin with a liquid correspondence, later traveling and filming together in the Azorean Archipelago. Their exchange unfolds like a road movie across the islands, shaping a polyphonic orchestra where human and animal voices share an equal stage.
Premiere: IndieLisboa Film Festival
Screenings:
22.06.2025 — Moonscreen, Waking Life Festival
04.06.2025— [A] VIDEO, Experimental film nights, Lisbon #03
15.07.2025 — Curtas Vila do Conde
1.08.2025 — Labocine
21.08.2025 — Giri Berlin
2-8.8.2025— Bendita Tú Festival de Cine, Madrid, Buenos Aires
Credits:
Director / Cinematography / Editing: Stella Horta
Production / Acting/ Creative collaborator: Mariana Pacheco de Medeiros
With: Ana Goulard/ Mónica Silva/João Luís Mariano
Music / Composition / Mixing: Marc Lohr
Musical Contribution: Stav Yeini
Voice Recording: Pedro Loios, David Almeida Ribeiro, Elliot Sheedy
Colorist: Joana Silva Fernandes
Underwater Cinematography: Nuno Sá
Graphic Design: Martim Cruz
Text based on conversations with
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1064106905/980e25f93d?ts=0&share=copy
https://feival.curtas.pt/filme/fc-227
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Screening at [A] VIDEO, Lisboa
![]()
Screening at Waking Life, Moonscreen
Poster design by Martim Cruz