Edgar Pêra's creative journey began in 1984, capturing the essence of Portuguese rock bands in a neo-realist style, a style that would soon reach its pinnacle with the release of A Cidade de Cassiano / The City of Cassiano in 1991.
In 1994, Pêra directed his first feature film, Manual de Evasão LX94 / Manual of Evasion, a cult classic that paid homage to the aesthetic legacy of Soviet silent films, while infusing it with a neuro-punk approach to capturing the instantaneous reality of the world around him.
To further explore his artistic vision, Pêra invited three prominent counterculture American writers, Terence Mckenna, Robert Anton Wilson, and Rudy Rucker, to share their insights on the nature of time. This collaboration led to the creation of A Janela (Maryalva Mix) / The Window (Don Juan Mix),which premiered at the prestigious Locarno Festival in 2001.
The years that followed saw Pêra's work gain international recognition, with a major retrospective held at Indie Lisboa in 2006, showcasing his film Movimentos Perpétuos / Perpetual Movements, which went on to win awards in almost every category. Pêra was also awarded the Pasolini Award for his career, a prestigious honor shared with the likes of Alejandro Jodorowsky, Agnes B., and Fernando Arrabal, in Paris.
Pêra's subsequent work continued to push the boundaries of his creative vision, with the release of O Barão / The Baron, a neo-gothic feature film that premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival in 2011. Over the past three years, Pêra has directed several short films, including independent documentaries about Madredeus and other Portuguese bands, drawing from his personal archives and experimenting with the 3D format.
Pêra's most recent film, Cinespiens, is a segment of the anthology 3D feature film 3X3D, which also features films by Jean-Luc Godard and Peter Greenaway.
