My Senses Are All I Have to Offer
As Minhas Sensações São Tudo O Que Tenho Para Oferecer
Isadora Neves Marques’ subtle queering of the sci-fi genre tells a story of class, family, intimacy and the many distances between us. It follows Lourdes and Lana, a young couple who meet telepathically using “sensory pills”, a technology allowing unrestricted access to other’s sensations. When they visit the country house of Lourdes’ parents an unforeseen storm locks them indoors, bringing news of a missing child.
Programmer’s Note
Isadora Neves Marques continues her subtle investigations into technology through the lens of speculative fiction in this new work which loosely follows her previous film Becoming Male in the Middle Ages (2022), revisiting familiar characters decades later. With a playful yet delicate approach, she examines the depth of human connection and our yearning for intimacy. In this world, telepathy offers a way to forge relationships that transcend the corporeal. Through Lana and Lourdes’ evolving psychic dynamic the film explores whether an extrasensory bond might foster intimacy or invasion, and how one maintains personal space in such an interconnected union. Together with radiant cinematography by Marta Simões and hypnotic sound by Fá Maria, Neves Marques creates a richly sensual cinematic world that’s a pleasure to dwell in.
~ Alice Miller
Director Biography
Isadora Neves Marques (b. 1984, Lisbon) is a director, visual artist, and writer.
Her cinema releases include the short fiction films “Becoming Male in the Middle Ages”, which was awarded the Ammodo Tiger Short Award at its premiere in the IFFR – International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2022. Her films have been shown in festivals such as NYFF and TIFF, as well as in major art institutions like High Line, Reina Sofia, Castello di Rivoli, Pérez Art Museum of Miami, Tate Modern, and Palais de Tokyo. In 2022 she was the Portuguese Official Representation – Portugal Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia. She was also awarded a Pinchuk Future Generation Art Special Prize and the Present Future Art Prize for her art career. She is co-founder of the film production company Foi Bonita a Festa and of the poetry press Pântano Books.
Director Filmography
My Senses Are All I Have To Offer (2024), Becoming Male in the Middle Ages (2022), The Bite (2019), Art and Hurt (Toxic Image on the Street) (2018), Exterminator Seed (2017)
