Born in 1974 in Portugal, Sandro Aguilar studied film at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema. In 1998 he founded the production company O Som e a Fúria. His short films have won awards at festivals, such as La Biennale di Venezia, Locarno, Vila do Conde, and have been shown in Rotterdam, Belfort, Montreal, Clermont-Ferrand among others. A ZONA is Sandro Aguilar’s first fiction feature film.
MERCURY
Synopsis
At this pace, no one belongs to no one, everything changes before our eyes.
Director's Bio-filmography

Awards & Festivals
Gijón Film Festival: Príncipe das Astúrias Award for Best Short [Spain, 2010]
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen: Principal Prize [Germany, 2011]
Adana Golden Boll Mediterrranean Film Festival: Best Short – Experimental [Turkey, 2011]
18th Curtas Vila do Conde – National Competition [Portugal, 2010]
Ovarvideo – In Competition [Portugal, 2010]
Cork Film Festival [Ireland, 2010]
Rotterdam International Film Festival [Netherlands, 2011]
BAFICI – Sandro Aguilar Retrospective [Argentina, 2011]
27th Hamburg International Short Film Festival [Germany, 2011]
LA Film Festival [USA, 2011]
L’Alternativa – Barcelona Independent Film Festival [Espanha, 2011]
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Cast
Isabel Abreu • Albano Jerónimo • Eduardo Aguilar
Crew
directed and writen by Sandro Aguilar • cinematography Rui Xavier • sound Marco Leão, Tiago Matos • editing Sandro Aguilar • producers Sandro Aguilar, Luís Urbano
HDCAM | 16:9 | 18’
© O SOM E A FÚRIA, 2010