About Us
We tell Portugal’s stories — from major documentaries to the small memories that shaped it.
Who We Are
A production company born from curiosity about Portuguese memory
Sombra Chinesa is a documentary film production company founded by Martin Dale, dedicated to telling stories that bring together art, heritage and nature — from major auteur documentaries to institutional portraits that preserve local memory.
A well-told documentary is, at once, an archive and an experience: a record that serves researchers and institutions, and a work that moves audiences seeing it for the first time in a cinema.
Martin DaleFounder & Director
What We Do
Two kinds of story, the same care
Sombra Chinesa
Rua de São Bento, 247 — 4970-451 Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal