Palm Springs International Film Society
2020 shortfestArchive

  • Party Day

    Directed by Sofia Bost
    Portugal | 18 minutes |

2020 ShortFest Archive

Mena lives alone with her daughter Clara. Today is Clara’s seventh birthday. Despite her limited financial resources Mena still manages to organize a birthday party. But after a phone call from her mother she becomes distraught and anxious.

In competition for Best International Short

film synopsis

film details

Director: Sofia Bost
Producers: Filipa Reis, João Miller Guerra
Screenwriter: Tiago Bastos Capitão
Cinematographers: Tian Tsering
Editor: Sofia Bost
Cast: Rita Martins, Melissa Matos, Teresa Madruga, Sandra Celas, Mariana Silva
Original Language Title: Dia de festa
Country: Portugal
Language: In Portuguese with English subtitles.
Year: 2019
Running Time: 18 minutes
Primary Company: Agencia - Portuguese Short Film Agency
Contact Email: agencia@curtas.pt
Website: https://agencia.curtas.pt/films/show/490

director biography

29.11.1986 Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1986. Studied Communication in Lisbon and earned a Filmmaking master’s degree from The London Film School. Currently lives and works in Lisbon. “Party Day” is her first film. [2019] Party Day Fiction, 17’, Portugal

2020 ShortFest Archive