PEDRO
A short film by André Santos and Marco Leão
FIC / Portugal / 2016 / 20’
SYNOPSIS
Pedro gets home at dawn. Before the young boy falls asleep, his lonely mother drags him to the beach.
CREDITS
Directed, Written and Edited: André Santos and Marco Leão
Assistant Director: Emídio Miguel
Producer: João Figueiras
Production: Lydie Bárbara, Rodrigo Candeias and Cláudia Lomba
Cinematography: Hugo Azevedo
Sound: Marco Leão
Sound Editing and Mix: Pedro Góis
Original Soundtrack: Bruno Cardoso
Graphics: Joana Areal
Distribution and Sales Portugal Film – Portuguese Film Agency
Cast: Filipe Abreu, Rita Durão, João Villas-Boas and Marcello Urgeghe
Support: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian | Fundação Gda | Celeiro Dieta | Epc | Ricochete Filmes | Contracampo | Walla C+Ve | Thisislove | Around Meridian
FILM FESTIVALS
2017 Sundance Film Festival, USA
2016 24th Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival, Portugal
2016 20th Queer Lisboa International Queer Film Festival, Portugal
2016 45th Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal, Canada
2016 32nd Haifa International Film Festival, Israel
2016 9th Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife, Brazil
2016 14th Asiana International Short Film Festival, South Korea
2016 23rd L’Alternativa Festival de Cinema Independente de Barcelona, Spain
2016 30th AFI Fest, USA
2016 22nd Festival Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal
2016 14th IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria
2017 7th Córtex, Sintra Short Film Festival, Portugal
201731st BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival, UK
2017 24th Queer Screen’s MardiGras Film Festival,, Australia
2017 19th MECAL, Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival, Spain
2017 Cinemateca Portuguesa, “Novos Olhares”, Portugal
2017 Rencontres Cinématographiques In&Out: Festival du film Gay et Lesbien, France
2017 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival, Canada
2017 Xposed Queer Film Festival Berlin, Germany
2017 Torino LGBTQI Film Festival, Italy
2017 Frameline41, USA
2017 Festival Curta o Gênero, Brazil
2017 Provincetown (Best Queer Short Film Award), USA
2017 NexT International Film Festival, Roménia
2017 Mostra La Ploma, International Film and Culture Festival for Sexual, Gender and Family Diversit Espanha, Spain
2017 Mostra de Cinema Português em Macau, Macao
2017 Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival, USA
2017 Pluk de Nacht – Open Air Film Festival, Netherlands
2017 Out On Film: Atlanta’s LGBT Film Festival, USA
2017 FestcurtasBH – Festival Internacional de Curtas de Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2017 InDPanda International Film Festival, Hong Kong
2017 IndieCork Film Festival, Irland
2017 TWIST Seattle Queer Film Festival Republica Checa, USA
2017 Lesbisch Schwule Filmtage Hamburg, Germany
2017 Mezipatra Queer Film Festival, Czech Republic
2017 Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival, USA
2017 ALCINE – Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares, Spain
2017 Chéries-Chéris Film Festival, France
2017 Festival Mix Brasil, Brazil
2017 Shortcutz Lisboa, Portugal
2017 Pink Screens Film Festival, Belgium
2017 Image+Nation – Montreal’s LGBTQ Film Festival, Canada
2017 Porto/Post/Doc – Film & Media Festival, Portugal
2017 O Dia Mais Curto – Viseu, Portugal
2018 London Short Film Festival, UK
2018 Stuttgarter Filmwinter — Festival for Expanded Media, Germany
2018 Close-up – Casa das Artes de Famalicão, Portugal
2018 Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Australia
2018 qFLIX – Philadelphia, USA
2018 Mix Mexico: XXII Festival de Diversidad Sexual en Cine, Mexico
2018 Sicilia Queer filmfest, Italy
2018 ShorTS International Film Festival, Italy
2018 2º ciclo de cinema LGBTI do Carmo, Portugal
2018 A Gulbenkian e o Cinema Português, Portugal
2019 Festival LGBT de Toulouse, France
