La Vie de Maria Manuela

Maria Manuela's hands move through clay with the same rhythm her grandmother taught her in the Alentejo countryside. João Marques' 2026 documentary follows this Portuguese ceramist across decades, from rural workshops to international galleries, capturing the quiet revolution of traditional craft in a digital age. The film documents not just pottery techniques, but the erosion of cultural memory through interviews with disappearing artisans and archival footage of vanishing practices. This observational documentary reveals how hands shaping earth become vessels for history.