Topic for A Short Film (2023)
Based on Nina's final monologue from the play "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov, this short film explores the relationship between a young actress with her job, her boyfriend, with the text and, especially, with herself. What really matters when we are acting? Or in a relationship? Or in the way we perceive ourselves?
Director: Carolina Dray
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Joana Bernardo as |
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Benjamin Barroso as |
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Simon Frankel as |
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Beatriz Gaspar as |
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Afonso Abreu as |
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Gonçalo Cotrim as |
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Ana Rita Ferreira as |
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António Ignês as |
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Carmo Sampaio Soares as |
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Siobhan Fernandes as |
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David Shaw as |
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João Cardoso as |
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João Pedro Lima as |
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Madalena Dray as |
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Mimi Cassiano Neves as |
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Mariana Mauger da Cunha as |
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Marta Serôdio as |
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Rita Correia as |
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Ruben Peres Teixeira as |
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Vasco Duarte Silva as |
| Directing | Carolina Dray | Director |
| Writing | Carolina Dray | Writer |
| Writing | Keane Levia | Writer |
| Camera | Marc Nickl | Director of Photography |
| Production | Rita Dray | Producer |
| Production | Sana Zahra | Producer |
| Directing | Ojasvi Patel | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Keane Levia | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Victor James | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Victor James | Sound Designer |
| Lighting | Stephen Bull | Gaffer |
| Camera | Qinglong Liu | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Carolina Rebelo | Art Direction |
| Art | Mariana Mauger da Cunha | Art Direction |