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Daniel Soares

Algumas coisas que acontecem ao lado de um rio
A few things happening by a river

Logline
A group of teenagers on the cusp of adulthood float down a river, pretending to be dead for social media. When they all surface for air, one of them never does—drifting away unnoticed. As the body floats downstream, it passes overworked delivery workers, restless holidaymakers, and distracted families—each too caught up in their own absurd microcosms to see the quiet tragedy passing by.
Talent
Daniel Soares
Role of participant
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Talent Lab
Short Form Station 2025
Director
Daniel Soares
Producer
Luis Urbano (O Som e a Fúria), Mouloud Ouyahia (L'Oeil Vif),Romina Orsini, Daniel Soares (Kid with a Bike)
Screenwriter
Daniel Soares
Status
in development
Year of production
2026
Running time
20 min
Genre
Tragicomedy
Countries of Production
France , Portugal
Production Companies
O Som e a Fúria, Kid with a Bike Films, L'Oeil Vif Productions
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Talent Bio

Daniel Soares is a German-born Portuguese screenwriter and director. His short films screened at festivals such as Cannes, Telluride, Locarno, Clermont-Ferrand, Hong Kong, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Shanghai, Winterthur, Seminci and Cairo. They were recognized at festivals such as Cannes (Jury Special Mention), Premiers Plans d'Angers (Grand Jury Prize), IndieLisboa (Best National Short Film), Zagreb Film Festival (Best International Short Film), among others. In 2025, he received a fellowship to participate in the prestigious Ikusmira Berriak residency in San Sebastián, where he is developing his debut feature film, "900 Tons."

Contact

Name
Daniel Soares
Company
Kid with a Bike
E-mail
kidwithabikefilms@gmail.com
Website
soares.tv