Best Short Film
Synopsis
An American and a supposed Azorean meet for the first time on the island of Pico…what now, Cupid?
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Santiago and Melissa flirt on a dating app. She loves Romana Petri, the author of books set on the island of Pico. He desperately wants to meet her. “What if our first date was there? It’s my home!” The young American accepts the offer. Now, the Lisbonite, who posed as an Azorean, has quite a dilemma to solve…
Director Biography – Luís Filipe Borges
Luís Filipe Borges is 47 years old but still doesn’t believe it. Azorean, producer, comedian, screenwriter, Creative Writing teacher, Benfica fan, presenter – not necessarily in that order. He graduated in Law but has been disappointing his family since “A Revolta dos Pastéis de Nata”, and with remarkable regularity: “Zapping”, “Conta-me História”, “5 p/a Meia-Noite”, “Manobras de Diversão”, “3 é Demais”, “Caveman”, “Sempre em Pé”, “Caixa Negra – Arca de Memórias Açorianas”, “Work in Progress”, “Mal-Amanhados – Os Novos Corsários das Ilhas” .
A regular contributor to the press and radio, he does around 40 shows a year and has written some things he’s proud of: a couple of books, the series “Liberdade XXI”, “Aqui Tão Longe”, “Conta-me Como Foi”, “O Mundo Não Acaba Assim”, “A Rede”, “Sempre” and a few things still in the pipeline. This is his directorial debut.
