A Metamorfose dos Pássaros (2020) is a hybrid documentary by Portuguese filmmaker Catarina Vasconcelos that merges personal memory and fiction to explore themes of loss, family history, and mourning. The award-winning film, characterized by its lyrical voiceover and 16mm painterly aesthetic, reconstructs the lives of the director’s grandparents, focusing on the absence left by the dead. Read the full review at Variety .