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The internet killed Chester Bennington

A numb photography student comes back to her hometown for an assignment, only to find that things have taken a very weird turn.
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PT: Uma estudante de fotografia desencantada com a vida regressa à sua cidade natal, deparando-se com uma nova e estranha realidade.

  • Diogo Simão
    Director
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  • Diogo Simão
    Writer
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  • Ana Monteiro
    Producer
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  • Diogo Simão
    Producer
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  • Sara Mendes Vicente
    Key Cast
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  • Beatriz Gomes
    Key Cast
  • Alice Velez
    Key Cast
  • Beatriz Gonçalves
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    A internet matou o Chester Bennington
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 31, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Portugal
  • Country of Filming:
    Portugal
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Farcume 2019
    Faro
    Portugal
    October 26, 2019
    Portuguese Premiere
  • C(H)orta 2019
    Faial
    Portugal
    October 26, 2019
  • Festival Horizontes
    Valongo
    Portugal
    November 30, 2019
  • Shangai Shorts
    Shangai
    China
    Asian Premiere
  • Lift-Off Sessions

    United Kingdom
  • Shortcutz Leiria
    Leiria
    Portugal
Director Biography - Diogo Simão

Based in Faro, Portugal.
Director of 5 short-films exhibited around the world, including on the Shortfilm Corner of the Cannes Film Festival.
Producer of a cross-continent trilogy of documentaries for the up-and-coming portuguese director Ana Monteiro.

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Director Statement

Shot between Faro and Olhão, Portugal.
The whole production process of this movie occurred in ONLY ONE WEEK and was done by ONLY TWO PEOPLE (besides the cast): from the writing of the screenplay to the post-production work. It was meant to challenge a group of high-school students to do the same.

The movie was inspired by the producers' life at the time: going back and forth between their hometowns and Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. The contrast between a city overcrowded with young failing artists and a seaside town swarming with tourists, gave us the spark. Inspired by Donald Glover's 'Atlanta' and the news of a 3-year-old lost girl found alone in the middle of the street at 4 a.m, incited a non-sense 'drame-dy', where the line between what's funny and what's serious is blurred.

Due to the nature of the project, the cast agreed to work on the movie before they knew what the screenplay was going to be about. Conan Osíris, the portuguese representative in the 2019 Eurovision contest, found the movie to be humorous: henceforth, allowing the use of one of his songs.