Bunker
or Tales I Heard When the World Fell
João Estrada
“In a world polluted by atomic radiation, five survivors find shelter in an underground bunker. The sudden discovery of a rare and miraculous medicine will become a source of quarrel within the group.”
Festival selections
2020 (pré-Querelle)
Fantasporto – Porto (Portugal) – World Premiere – Best Portuguese Film
Avanca Film Festival – Avanca (Portugal)
Planos Film Fest – Tomar (Portugal)
Fixion Fest – Santiago do Chile (Chile)
Berlin Sci-Fi Film Festival – Berlin (Germany)
Horror-on-Sea Film Fest – Southend (UK)
Madrid Indie Film Fest – Madrid (Espanha)
Lonely Wolf Fest – London (UK)
MorceGo Vermelho: Goiás Horror Film Festival – Goiás (Brasil)
Caminhos do Cinema Português – Coimbra (Portugal)
Entre Olhares – Barreiro (Portugal)
Arouca Film Festival – Arouca (Portugal)
Mostra do Cinema Português – Vila Franca (Portugal)
2021
L.A. Sci-Fi & Horror Festival – Los Angeles, California (EUA) – LEVIATHAN AWARD Best Short Film
DarkVeins Horror Fest – Lecce (Italy) – Semi-finalist
Horror Film Awards – Roznava (Slovakia)
Lit Scares International Horror Festival – Harrogate (UK) – Finalist
Horror Unleashed – Porto (Portugal) – Best short-film
Wasteland Film Festival – Bakersfield, California (USA) – Award winner
Stockholm City Film Festival – Stockholm (Sweden) – Award winner
Mostra Nacional de Jovens Criadores – Gaia (Portugal)
Esto Es Para Esto – Monterrey, Mexico
2022
Curtas da Margem – Almada (Portugal)

Credits
Director – João Estrada
Scriptwriters – Diogo Caetano and João Estrada
Main Cast – António Capelo, Maria João Abreu, Irene Cruz, Diogo Lagoa da Costa, Maria Estrada, Miguel Vieira and José Neto (como “o Doutor”).
Producer – João Estrada
Associate Producers – ‘Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema’ and ‘Walla Post Production Collective’
Production Supervisor – Sílvia Cavaleiro
Cinematographer – Rebecka Bolinder
Production Designer – Sílvia Cavaleiro
Editors – João Estrada e Maria Maranha
Sound Editors & Re-Recording Mixers – Alexandre Franco e António Porém Pires
Colorists – Andreia Bertini e Bárbara Sales
Original Music Score – Kamaraum