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Love at First Night

After a whirlwind weekend, a young woman has a tragic and tumultuous love affair with her best friend's dashing but emotionally crippled cousin.

“Love at First Night” is the story about a 24-year-old woman, Claudia, who is helping out her best friend with her cousin, Tommy, who is over for a weekend visit. In the course of the weekend after opinion clashes, hot dances and poetry, it culminates with him proposing to Claudia. As the wedding approaches and you think things are going perfectly well, we learn that he has PTSD which he just can’t overcome, causing him to shut down and cancel the wedding. In a desperate move, Claudia accepts a stranger’s proposal. Now, if Tommy wants to win her back, he must overcome his anxieties, crash her wedding, and convince her.

  • Alessandra Cardoso
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Number of Pages:
    110
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Barnstorm Film+TV Script Fest
    Los Angeles, CA, USA
    March 4, 2019
    Finalist
  • Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition
    New York City
    May 2, 2019
    Semi - Finalist
  • Burning Love Screenplay Contest
    Richmond, VA
    September 1, 2019
    Semi - Finalist
  • American Screenwriting Conference
    Sacramento, CA, USA
    March 30, 2019
    Official Selection
  • New York City International Screenplay Awards
    New York City, NY, USA
    November 30, 2019
    Quarter - Finalist
  • Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival
    Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
    September 20, 2019
    Official Selection
Writer Biography - Alessandra Cardoso

Alessandra Cardoso was born in Brazil and raised in the world. A diplomat's brat, she has traveled extensively, acquiring first hand knowledge of cultural and traditions around the globe.

Fluent in 3 languages, and babbling another 2, she graduated in Business and Finance to then realize her passion is in writing. She became an editor to B&S (Beauty & Style) magazine, after a stint as a columnist to Attitude magazine.

Today, Alessandra runs a Public Relations and Communication Firm and dedicates all her spare time to her writing.

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Writer Statement

As far as I can remember, I’ve been somewhat writing.

As a kid I would write compositions at school that left the teacher wondering whether I was insane or just not all there. My imagination had no limit and stirred teachers speechless and stamped with that compassionate expression “maybe we should meet with your parents.”

As a teenager, I jotted down notes on napkins smeared with tears over the turn of events with the boy of the moment, to then, exhaustively explain the relationship to my diary in the hopes that it would provide me some answers. As I grew and got bolder, I would incorporate the poet trapped inside and write lengthy poems and letters to my love fails that would never be sent. Looking back there seems to have been a lot of relationship fails, but, on the bright side, my writing improved with every new heartbreak.

As an adult I merged my imagination with the creative world of publicity and public relations. It lasted only a decade until the pressure inside exploded, and I found myself longing for an escape, for adventures far beyond the ones already experienced. I needed new life, new personas. Either I totally lost it, or, I ejected all those personalities, worlds, and stories into coherent narratives on a page. So, I strayed into the wonderful world of screenwriting and have not looked back ever since.