Manuel Garcia Neves - MGN7 is a filmmaker, novelist, designer, artist, and relentless storyteller whose work spans worlds—from the sun-drenched
vineyards of Pico Island in the Azores to the gritty job sites of Canada and the silver screen of international production.
Born in Tours, France, with deep family roots on Pico, Manuel's path has been anything but linear. But life had more chapters in store. Drawn by hands-on creation and the raw camaraderie of building something tangible. He’s also penned several feature screenplays and television series, weaving authentic, character-driven narratives that blur the lines between entertainment and revelation. Manuel’s stories don’t just entertain—they ignite curiosity, forge connections, challenge perspectives, and quietly expand the horizons of anyone who engages with them.
A global wanderer at heart, he finds inspiration in music, diverse cultures, bold flavors, far-flung travel, and the open road on his motorcycle. Manuel Neves is more than a creator; he’s a builder of worlds, always chasing the next story that needs telling.






































Feature Film Synopsis - Al Dente
After a string of hilariously disastrous blind dates, jaded construction worker Sebastian “Seb” Rossi swears off romance until he posts a bold, no-nonsense dating profile with one unusual rule: his date must come to his house and cook a full three-course meal from scratch with him on the very first date.
Disaster after delicious disaster follows as a parade of women with zero kitchen skills turn his home into a smoky battlefield of burnt pans and zero chemistry with more than a few visits to the hospital ER.
Then Isabella “Isa” Moretzi arrives by chance, a warm, witty marketing executive who not only knows her way around a kitchen and nails their first meal together perfectly. What starts as a risky one-shot date quickly turns into sizzling chemistry, shared laughter, and a connection neither expected.
As their relationship deepens, Isa’s deep fear that “nothing good ever lasts” threatens to overcook everything especially when her dream job offer in Europe forces them to decide if their perfect kitchen romance can survive the real world… or if it’s destined to burn.
Warm, funny, and deeply romantic, Al Dente is a feel-good reminder that the best relationships like the best meals are the ones you make together from scratch.

Sinopse de Longa-Metragem – O Açoriano
Em meio ao drama vulcânico do arquipélago dos Açores — lagos de cratera, costas de lava negra, picos envoltos em névoa e horizontes infinitos do Atlântico — Ayrton, um carismático chef e empreendedor, domina cinco restaurantes prósperos, cada um chamado O Açoriano, em cinco ilhas diferentes.
Sem que o mundo saiba, ele mantém cinco relacionamentos paralelos com cinco mulheres, todas chamadas Maria, cada uma convencida de ser o único amor dele.
Quando as cinco Marias descobrem que estão grávidas, o império cuidadosamente equilibrado de Ayrton começa a ruir. Ele convoca sua turma de amigos de toda a vida — um piloto, um capitão de ferry, um polícia, um dono de café e um mestre da logística — para orquestrar um frenético balé de saltos entre ilhas cheio de quase-colisões: corridas desesperadas de ferry, desvios de voos de última hora, álibis sussurrados nos portos e manobras em pontos cegos por estradas de lava.
Um coro de viúvas de língua afiada observa dos bancos e mercados, espalhando fofocas como vento marítimo, ameaçando revelar todos os segredos.
À medida que as gravidezes avançam e as rotas de fuga desaparecem, o caos físico força Ayrton a um acerto de contas mais profundo: assombrado por lembranças repentinas de um pai que o abandonou e fugiu para o silêncio, ele confronta o ciclo que repetiu — confundindo liberdade com fuga, amor com posse, presença com ausência.
Contra vistas deslumbrantes de caldeiras banhadas pelo sol e ondas rebentando, as ilhas exigem resolução: as verdades vão colidir? A teia vai aguentar? Ou a beleza crua do arquipélago forçará Aryton a escolher a redenção em vez da fuga?
O Açoriano — uma épica arrebatadora e de alta tensão sobre engano, amor e herança, ambientada numa das paisagens mais cinematográficas do mundo.

TV Series Synopsis – The Trades
Yellowstone meets The Sopranos in the cutthroat, billion-dollar world of modern construction.
In a booming city reshaped by cranes and concrete, the Zeferino family builds the skyline—and buries its secrets.
The Trades is a gripping one-hour prestige drama exposing the power, corruption, and violence beneath North America’s construction empire. At its heart is Antonio Zeferino, a ruthless, self-made patriarch whose Zeferino Group dominates land development, shapes neighborhoods, sways elections, and moves billions.
To the public, he’s a success story. To insiders, he’s lethal—running an operation laced with sabotage, shell companies, buried bribes, and problems that vanish permanently.
As rival developers, criminal syndicates, union bosses, and corrupt politicians circle, the real danger lurks inside: sons battling for succession, a daughter questioning loyalty’s price, and a wife guarding her own hidden truths. Each new mega-project escalates the stakes, threatening to crack the family’s fragile foundation.
From towering job sites and union halls to political backrooms and the Zeferino’s fortified estate, the series delves into legacy, power, and the brutal cost of progress—where every hammer strike echoes a threat, and nothing rises without destruction below.
In construction’s shadows, to a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Feature Film Synopsis - CASA
For over two centuries, the brownstone has stood shoulder to shoulder with its neighbors on a historic city street—renovated, repaired, expanded, and patched again and again, yet never truly finished. Generations have passed through its walls. Many never left.
During early demolition, a sealed structural cavity is breached—one that does not exist on any blueprint. Inside are tools from different eras fused into the walls, alongside carved names in multiple languages. That night, the house shifts. Walls groan. Footsteps echo where no one stands. A sense of being watched creeps into every room.
Through fragmented visions and whispered voices, the crew uncovers the past trades storyline: workers from different eras and cultures who worked on the house, many exploited, some sacrificed—men who died during construction, renovation, or concealment of mistakes. Bound by unfinished work and broken oaths, their spirits were absorbed into the structure. Over generations, the house learned to feed on them. Renovation became ritual. Workers became fuel.
Trapped inside and cut off from help, the crew must rely on their skills and tools to survive, turning the renovation itself into a fight for their lives—while racing to finish the job before the house claims them forever.

Feature Film Adaptation Synopsis
When Hayley, a guarded young woman in Toronto, purchases a refurbished dresser from a charming street market, she believes she’s simply buying furniture for a fresh start. Instead, she uncovers a hidden bundle of typewritten love letters tucked deep inside a hidden drawer — letters exchanged just a decade earlier between two passionate lovers, Amabel and Joshan.
As Hayley begins reading, she is swept into a romance that feels immediate and unfinished. The couple’s words are vivid, intimate, and filled with plans for a future that, somehow, never came to be. The final letters hint at heartbreak, sacrifice, and a sudden disappearance that leaves more questions than answers.
Unable to ignore the pull of their story, Hayley becomes determined to discover what happened. With the help of her outspoken mother, loyal friends, and her ever-curious dog, Tessy, she retraces the couple’s steps through Toronto’s familiar cafés, parks, and quiet corners — places that still seem to echo with their love.
But the deeper Hayley digs, the more personal the mystery becomes. The letters begin to mirror her own fears about vulnerability and loss. As she uncovers the truth behind Amabel and Joshan’s fate, Hayley must confront the walls she has built around her own heart.
The Amabel Letters is a romantic mystery about destiny, second chances, and the unexpected ways love connects us across time — reminding us that sometimes the story we’re chasing is the one that leads us back to ourselves.
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