I Exist Because You're Here
In a three-floor house, a 79-year-old man lives with his wife’s memories that he avoids facing by spending all day in a local cinema.
The walls in his house are now slowly ageing while Thomas’s wrinkles start telling the time.
On an essential visit to the groceries, he notices a telescope, that once belonged to his wife, sitting at the window of an antique shop. Thomas tries to buy the telescope; however, the Antique Shop Owner is a collector of broken things and selling her dearest objects are not on her agenda.
His dearest telescope is Thomas’ only companion and his life project for a while.
This is a film that dialogues with our lonely selves. To be lonely and when we don’t show up. It’s, hopefully, a wake-up call for being more present to our loved ones and finding joy in our surroundings, making the most when it seems there’s very little available for us. Even if the joy comes from warming memories and broken objects.
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Ingrid MachadoDirectorPlease Leave a message, Things We Do When We Are Not Dancing, Breakdown
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Ingrid MachadoWriterWild Bird
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Ingrid MachadoProducerJust Thought You Should Know
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Vivienne MurphyProducer
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Liam BurkeKey Cast"Thomas"
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Elitsa DimovaKey Cast"Terese"
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Emer CaseyKey Cast"Laura"
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Demi BhamberKey Cast"Antique Shop Owner"
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Alessia LicataProduction Designer
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Felipe JoiaProduction Designer
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Stephen MoranSound Designer
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Hector H. RomeroEditor
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Tim DoyleMusic
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Arden GontaMusic
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Jin Vern TanLine Producer
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Enya MeierDirector of Photography
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Hector H. Romero1st AC
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Arthur Lopes2nd AC
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Arthur Lopes1st AD
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Felipe JoiaStills Photographer
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Ingrid MachadoTrailer
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Ingrid MachadoPoster
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Bill O'TooleCovid-19 Officer
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:13 minutes 23 seconds
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Completion Date:February 1, 2022
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Production Budget:1,448 EUR
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Country of Origin:Ireland
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Country of Filming:Ireland
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
Ingrid Machado has a background in theatre. Her interests are mainly in directing, screenwriting, cinematography and poetry. Her recent short films and documentaries have participated in the First Frames at Dublin International Film Festival and her 3min short “Breakdown” has been part of Indie Cork and Wexford Film Festivals (awarded as best short -film in the category “3minutes challenge short film”). She has also been part of the Social Recognition Jury for the Dublin Animation Film Festival; she is currently part of the European BeSpectative Program for the Dublin Theatre Festival. She runs an online Film Club since June 2020.
I'm mostly inspired by people and the absurdity and simplicity of being human, and the brutal flow of emotions within. I guess that's what I want to achieve with my work, make people feel something. I believe in the power of transformation that cinema has. It’s about being constantly fed by the process, constantly learning and exploring the connections between what I see, hear and read. The open possibilities, the manipulation of time, space and emotion.