Shepherd Boy - Documentary Short, Portugal & Qatar

Texas Premiere!
​Filmmaker João Queiroga Attending

Left to fend for himself on the outskirts of Doha, a dog named Shepherd Boy must navigate the harsh desert that has become his new home in a fight for survival. This documentary unveils a hidden side of Qatar, shedding light on the lives of those marginalized and pushed aside by society, both literally and metaphorically.

João Queiroga is a Portuguese director, performer and educator. The arts have been part of Queiroga’s identity since he started performing as a young actor on Portuguese TV and theatre.

Queiroga studied in India for two years and continued his education abroad attending University of Auckland in New Zealand and Peking University in China. He holds an MFA in documentary media from Northwestern University's School of Communication in the USA, and a bachelor’s degree from Lake Forest College in communication, cinema, and theater in the USA. He is a Calouste Gulbenkian scholar, a Hoffman scholar, a Davis UWC scholar, and a Fulbright recipient.

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As a filmmaker his work has screen internationally at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), BFI:Flare, DocLisboa and many others.
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Queiroga was a Department Chair at New York Film Academy and is currently a Professor and Chair of the Film + Design Minor at Northwestern University in Doha, Qatar.