Paula Tomás Marques Trailers

Paula Tomás Marques (she/they, b.1994) is a portuguese filmmaker and teacher living between Porto and Lisbon. Having completed a postgraduate degree in Filmmaking at Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (San Sebastián), she previously did a postgraduate degree in Sociology at ISCTE (Lisbon), and was originally trained in Directing and Cinematography at The Lisbon Theatre and Film School. Paula Marques directed the films IN CASE OF FIRE (2019), BLINDMAN’S BUFF (2021) and DILDOTECTONICS (2023), exploring themes of gender, sexuality, layered temporalities and historiography. These themes are informed by her lived experience and by a historical and sociological research, which is part of her practice. Her work has been shown in several festivals and screenings, including Ann Arbor, Anthology Film Archives and New York Film Festival (USA), BFI Flare (UK), Curtas Vila do Conde and IndieLisboa (Portugal), Go Short (Netherlands), Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg (Germany), Curta Cinema e Olhar de Cinema (Brazil), San Sebastián International Film Festival (Spain), Viennale (Austria), Visions du Réel (Switzerland), among many others, earning several awards. Her first feature film, TWO TIMES JOÃO LIBERADA premiered at the Perspectives section of the Berlinale 2025. Paula Marques has also worked as a cinematographer, editor and script supervisor.

Most Popular Paula Tomás Marques Trailers

Total trailers found: 11

You Burn Me Trailer (2025)

07 March 2025

An adaptation of “Sea Foam”, a chapter from Cesare Pavese’s “Dialoghi con Leucò” published in 1947.

Barehanded Trailer (2016)

28 April 2016

In an abandoned shopping center, Luis sees his best friend being assaulted. Incapable of facing it he runs away from the adolescent violence that haunts him while struggling against himself.

The Girl from Berlin Trailer (2015)

01 May 2015

A young woman returns to Lisbon to meet her ex-boyfriend after a stay in Berlin. While trying to resettle the old relationship, she gradually realizes that the emotional and physical dependance is the only element that bonds them.

Two Times João Liberada Trailer (2026)

18 June 2026

João, an actress from Lisbon, as she stars in a biopic about Liberada, a gender-nonconforming figure persecuted by the Portuguese Inquisition in the 18th century.

Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues? Trailer (2016)

28 November 2016

João Pedro Rodrigues answers the question from the title with an autobiographical short-film.

Dildotectonics Trailer (2023)

23 April 2023

Ceramic dildos intended to go beyond cis-normative sex toys; the forbidden love of Josefa and Maria during the Inquisition; a singing narrator… Such are the elements that make up Dildotectonics.

In Case of Fire Trailer (2019)

03 May 2019

It's summer in the Portuguese countryside, where the local festivities take place. Chico is haunted by a hate crime committed in his village against a boy who was secretly close to him.

Coroa de Espinhos Trailer (2026)

04 May 2026

In a slightly dystopian version of our reality, the Fontainhas neighborhood - Porto - is at the center of a dark plot of real estate speculation.

Blindman's Buff Trailer (2021)

29 August 2021

Gabi believes in her ability to act in times of injustice, relying on her physical abilities. One day, Gabi finds out that her brother, Daniel, is a victim of bullying in their neighbourhood.

When We Dead Awaken Trailer (2022)

01 October 2022

An experimental fabulation about the Fairies' Tree. This tree is mentioned several times in Joan of Arc's trial.

Nevoeiro Trailer (2018)

19 July 2018

Lisbon, 1943. While ordering the departure of trains loaded with essential products towards Nazi Germany, Salazar’s government establishes the rationing of goods.