João Miller Guerra

Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Editor

January 1, 1974 (52 years)
Filipa REIS (1977) e João MILLER GUERRA (1974)live and work together in Lisbon, Portugal. They directed documentaries Fora da Vida (Best Portuguese Short Film IndieLisboa'15), Bela Vista (Best International Short Film FIDOC'13 and Honorable Mention MiradasDoc'13), Cama de Gato (Best Portuguese Short Film IndieLisboa'12 and Revelation Prize at Festival Luso-Brazilian Santa Maria film'12), Generation Orchestra, Nada Fazi (Best Portuguese Film Fantasporto'12 and audience Award Festival Cortex'12) and Li Ké Terra (Best Portuguese feature film DocLisboa'10 and Special Jury Mention MiradasDoc'11). Their films were presented at international festivals such as Cinéma du Réel, IDFA, DokLeipzig, Bordocs, forumdoc.bh, Festival dei Popoli, Film Look, Recife International Film Window, FIDBA, Dok.Fest, Molodist, Parnu, between others. Their first feature fiction film is currently in post-production. Together they have a film production company Uma Pedra no Sapato, responsible for films like Balada de um Batráquio, by Leonor Teles, who won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the Berlin Film Festival'16.

Known For

  • Batrachian's Ballad
    Batrachian's Ballad2016
  • Djon Africa
    Djon Africa2018
  • The Tsugua Diaries
    The Tsugua Diaries2021
  • Ashore
    Ashore2018
  • Légua
    Légua2023
  • A Pleasure, Comrades!
    A Pleasure, Comrades!2021
  • Dogs Barking at Birds
    Dogs Barking at Birds2019
  • Cat's Cradle
    Cat's Cradle2012
  • The Life We Know
    The Life We Know2020
  • Home
    Home2023
  • Party Day
    Party Day2019
  • Nada Fazi
    Nada Fazi2012
  • Bela Vista
    Bela Vista2012
  • Orquestra Geração
    Orquestra Geração2011
  • On The Side
    On The Side2015
  • Fragmentos de uma observação participativa
    Fragmentos de uma observação participativa2013
  • Li ké terra
    Li ké terra2010
  • Cidade Rabat
    Cidade Rabat2024
  • The Indispensable Practice of Vagueness
    The Indispensable Practice of Vagueness2014
  • The Case of J.
    The Case of J.2017