I am not done yet
By Catarina Neves

When an artist is appreciated for the work they present and not for the fact that they create art despite their mental illness, this means that the Manicómio project is achieving what they set out to do: acknowledgement for the quality of their work beyond the stigma.

For six months, in 2021, the artists at Manicómio, in Beato, in Lisbon, were filmed creating pieces of art that are part of exhibitions and have entered the market like any other artistic object by any other artist who was not diagnosed with mental illness.

Far beyond the provocation of the concept, the documentary shows how the possibility of breaking barriers, of thinking and acting without filters is real in the Manicómio created by Sandro Resende and José Azevedo, as long as there is capacity, will to work, and talent.

Catarina Neves is a journalist for 27 years and a documentary maker for ten, she started on local radio stations even before they became legal. She did several major news reports and for five years she was a special envoy for TSF to different international scenes. She has been working for SIC since 2000, where she has developed several news stories and also as special envoy to conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine, and events, such as the most recent elections in Angola. Director and producer of eight documentaries and two short films, with several prizes awarded at various festivals.