A reflection inspired by Júlio Alves’ film Não Desviar o Olhar.

Moderator: Carlos Vaz Marques (journalist and publisher)

Guests: Júlio Alves (filmmaker), Ricardo Vieira Lisboa (film critic and programmer), Vasco Câmara (journalist and film critic), Inês Lourenço (journalist and film critic), Luís Miguel Oliveira (film critic)

In 2026, Júlio Alves will premiere a film at IndieLisboa that interviews Portuguese film critics from different generations about the significance of their first cinematic experiences and the earliest days of cinema in Portugal. Drawing on the perspectives of the director and the various participating critics, we will reflect together on the necessity of film criticism in the current times.