Edgar Morais
Date of birth: 1989-06-25
Place of birth: Coimbra, Portugal
Known for: Acting
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Biography
Edgar Morais (born June 25, 1989) is a Portuguese actor, director, screenwriter, and producer living in New York. Edgar won the award for Best Actor at Prishtina International Film Festival; the Best Acting award at Cineuphoria and was nominated for a Portuguese Golden Globe for his performance in Albania's official Oscar submission A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On, for which he received rave reviews from international press such as Variety and Screen International. His directorial works include Heatstroke which screened in competition at PÖFF Shorts, Maryland Film Festival, IndieLisboa and others and We Won't Forget which screened at over 25 festivals including Palm Springs ShortFest, Hamptons, Woodstock, Tirana, Dresden, Rooftop Films, IndieLisboa and Rio de Janeiro and went on to win the Grand Jury Prize and the award for Best Editing at Castrovillari, and the Honorable Mention at FEST New Directors New Films. The film was also nominated for a Portuguese Academy Award (Sophia) for Best Short Film and was selected as Vimeo Staff Pick and Short of the Week.
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Remains of the Wind
2022-09-22
A pagan tradition in a village in the countryside of Portugal leaves painful traces in a group of yo
The Worst Man in London
2024-02-08
In Victorian London lives a man of adventurous spirit and great wit, Charles Augustus Howell, art ag
A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On
2022-09-01
In today’s Tirana, Agim and Gëzim, two inseparable deaf-mute identical twin brothers, live under the
Lovely, Dark, and Deep
2023-07-23
Lennon, a new back-country ranger, travels alone through the dangerous wilderness, hoping to uncover
Marfa Girl 2
2018-08-26
A family living in Marfa, Texas attempts to pull themselves back together after a horrific tragedy.
You See the Moon
2018-07-16
Lisbon; after another blistering summer, Miguel finds himself in a deep jadedness. An improvised par
Fault Line
2009-07-14
The story of a group of actors and artists living in Los Angeles who are struggling to find their hu
Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean
2012-05-23
Part period melodrama, part film noir, part 50s road movie "JOSHUA TREE, 1951" is a portrait of scre
From Now On
2008-01-01
Dora divides her time between her work as a beautician, her policeman husband António, and her invol
Good Time
2017-08-11
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted
The Napkin
2012-06-05
A neurotic young man attempts to handle the recent death of his father while hosting a bachelor part
Greece
2014-08-08
On a rainy afternoon in a British nursing home, a woman struggles to make a last connection with her
Chasing Eagle Rock
2020-07-31
An offbeat examination of Internet crime, shady partnerships and well-deserved revenge, Chasing Eagl
We Won't Forget
2021-08-27
A woman's frustrations boil to the surface while hosting a party for her friends, culminating in a p