Fernando Sá Machado was born in Braga, Portugal, in 2004. He studied Visual Arts at Alberto Sampaio High School (ESAS) and is currently completing his bachelor's degree in cinema at the School of Arts of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (EAUCP), under a merit scholarship. His approach to filmmaking, photography, music, writing and plastic arts is DIY and cathartic by nature, expressing his search for humanness and connection. He is one of the founders of the riz000ma collective, whose members share this sentiment. Lately, he's been exploring themes of presentness and love through his work.