FILM company based in paris
Shot in New York, starring Rodrigo Lopes, with a small team using a Blackmagic Design Pocket 6K.
Synopsis: A STORY BASED ON A FERNANDO PESSOA POEM.
A Young man flees to New York seeking a fresh start. He tries to leave his past behind, but it follows him, threatening to catch up in the city that promises new beginnings
FILMS
A PRIMEIRA CHAMADA
A short film made in 2024 with the collaboration of professionals from cinema, freelance creatives, and musicians.
Synopsis: A man becomes the target of blackmail when a young man threatens to expose compromising photos. How will Carlos respond? Will he give in to the blackmail or refuse and face the consequences?
The Man Who Ran To New York
A Primeira Chamada
A short film made in 2024 with the collaboration of professionals from cinema, freelance creatives, and musicians.
Synopsis: A man becomes the target of blackmail when a young man threatens to expose compromising photos. How will Carlos respond? Will he give in to the blackmail or refuse and face the consequences?
A short film made in 2024 with the collaboration of professionals from cinema, freelance creatives, and musicians.
Synopsis: A man becomes the target of blackmail when a young man threatens to expose compromising photos. How will Carlos respond? Will he give in to the blackmail or refuse and face the consequences?
THE MAN WHO RAN TO NEW YORK
Shot in New York, starring Rodrigo Lopes, with a small team using a Blackmagic Design Pocket 6K.
Synopsis: A young man flees to New York seeking a fresh start. He tries to leave his past behind, but it follows him, threatening to catch up in the city that promises new beginnings.
Cleo 5 Studios is an independent production company dedicated to bringing the most compelling and complex ideas of the human mind to life. Drawing inspiration from independent and cult classic films, the studio respects traditional filmmaking while embracing the metamodern era of audiovisual storytelling.
In a time when videos flood social media, Cleo 5 Studios seeks to bridge the cinematic language of the past with today's more democratic visual culture, creating work that resonates both emotionally and intellectually.
ABOUT
ABOUT
Cleo 5 Studios is an independent production company dedicated to bringing the most compelling and complex ideas of the human mind to life. Drawing inspiration from independent and cult classic films, the studio respects traditional filmmaking while embracing the metamodern era of audiovisual storytelling.
In a time when videos flood social media, Cleo 5 Studios seeks to bridge the cinematic language of the past with today's more democratic visual culture, creating work that resonates both emotionally and intellectually.
Eric Sanha, 24, was born in Lisbon to Guinean parents and has lived in Paris since 2023. A self-taught filmmaker, he immersed himself in cinema, watching films almost daily across the city’s theaters.
He began his filmmaking journey in Lisbon with his first short in 2024 and followed it with a second short in New York City in 2025. Eric continues to develop new projects while exploring smaller artistic shorts that will help him gain the experience needed to direct a feature film.
Cleo 5 Studios draws inspiration from:
Artistic movements: Classical Hollywood, Italian Neorealism, French New Wave, New Hollywood
Filmmakers: Hitchcock, Godard, Dario Argento, Spike Lee, Tarantino, Scorsese, De Palma, Nolan
INFLUENCES & FOUNDER
Cleo 5 Studios draws inspiration from:
Artistic movements: Classical Hollywood, Italian Neorealism, French New Wave, New Hollywood
Filmmakers: Hitchcock, Godard, Dario Argento, Spike Lee, Tarantino, Scorsese, De Palma, Nolan
Eric Sanha, 24, was born in Lisbon to Guinean parents and has lived in Paris since 2023. A self-taught filmmaker, he immersed himself in cinema, watching films almost daily across the city’s theaters.
He began his filmmaking journey in Lisbon with his first short in 2024 and followed it with a second short in New York City in 2025. Eric continues to develop new projects while exploring smaller artistic shorts that will help him gain the experience needed to direct a feature film.