Writing Great Villains: Why They Shouldn't Be Sympathetic
Writing great villains is about striking a balance between charming and evil, so we love them but also love to see them lose.

Set against the glistening backdrop of Porto’s Douro River, "de Ouro" is a quiet, three-minute drift through a world often overlooked. Captured in a grainy 5:4 frame that evokes the feel of a memory, this observational short film invites the viewer aboard a simple river cruise — not for grandeur, but for the fleeting poetry of sunlight on water, a breeze through aged stone. More impression than narrative, "de Ouro" gently reminds us that the smallest moments — like the river’s golden glimmer — are often the ones that stay with us, etched not in time, but in feeling.
Writing great villains is about striking a balance between charming and evil, so we love them but also love to see them lose.
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