Over the past few years, New York-based photographer and filmmaker @shawnaferreira spent time traveling across Portugal where her father’s family lives, developing her short film, FREE WILL VICE VERSA—intuitively shot, balancing narrative with the abstract, and centered on the concept of repetition. “To say the least, much of our lives are governed not by our conscious decisions or thoughts, but by our habits, whether behavioral, emotional, or even linguistic,” writes Ferreira. “The dividing line is whether you give some kind of magical significance to the ritual.” Head to the link in our bio to watch the full film, which captures quotidian magic along the Portuguese coastline. Text by @morganbeckeronline. Film by @shawnaferreira.