Francisco Lacerda — director portrait

Francisco Lacerda

Francisco Lacerda is a filmmaker from S. Miguel, Azores. His short films have been categorised as a sub-genre of Portuguese fantastic cinema dubbed "Azoresploitation" and have been screened in multiple film festivals worldwide including Slamdance, Motelx, Fantasia, Imagine and IndieLisboa to name a few. He is based in Helsinki, Finland, where he continues to expand upon the "Azoresploitation" catalogue, while also developing narratives outside of that umbrella term.