Tomás Baltazar is a filmmaker, film editor and programmer. Alongside his work as a director, he has edited approximately forty films, spanning feature films, short films, documentaries and fiction films by filmmakers such as Edgar Pêra, Rodrigo Areias, Raquel Freire, Aya Koretzky, André Gil Mata, Vincent Lefort, Sofia Marques, João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata, Nathalie Mansoux and Pilar Palomero, among others. These films have been screened and received awards at major international festivals, including Venice, Cannes, the Berlinale, Rotterdam, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Guadalajara, Olhar de Cinema (Curitiba) and Seville. Since 2014, he has been part of the programming team for the International Competition at Doclisboa – International Film Festival. He also serves as Vice President of the General Assembly of Apordoc, the Portuguese Association for Documentary Film.
WORKING CLASS HEROES is a project developed by Porto/Post/Doc in collaboration with Filmaporto – Film Commission and Fundación La Caixa / Caixa Forum. The project has two main objectives: to support film production about the working class who have built the city of Porto over time and to promote the production of new films that bring the voices of different filmmakers closer to their local territory and community.
Portugal | 2026 | 24’ | Colour
Miguel lives with his mother in Cabo do Mundo, an industrial coastal area on the outskirts of Porto. His mother, a physiotherapist, picks him up every day after school, and he wanders through the hidden corners of the hospital wings. A new catatonic patient awakens in both of them conflicting impulses of distance and closeness. Amid inhospitable landscapes, mother and son both seek comfort and a way forward.
Direction / Tomás Baltazar
Script / Tomás Baltazar
Cinematography / Mariana Santana
Editing / João Pedro Duarte
Sound / Luís Siveira, Henrique Vilão, Filipe Chagas
Cast / Sofia Marques, Miguel Freitas, Pedro Bernardino, João Pamplona, Isabel Ruth
Production / Laura Raniela
Production Company / C.R.I.M., Working Class Heroes, Porto/Post/Doc, Fundação GDA, Filmaporto Film Commission