PEDRO HASROUNY
بيدرو حصروني

UMA MÃE VAI À PRAIA (2024)

(A Mother Goes to the Beach)

Teresa, a single mother, spends a day at the beach with her son Benji and her sister, Marga. The day turns stressful thanks to her sister’s constant comparisons between Benji and her own son.

Cast

Cláudia Jardim, Margarida Bento and Rodrigo Costa

Director: Pedro Hasrouny

Producer: Malu Lins

Festival Selections

Film Festivals 2024

• Curta Cinema - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival (Brazil)
• IndieLisboa International Film Festival (Portugal)
• Curtas Vila do Conde (Portugal)
• Concorto Film Festival (Italy)
• São Paulo International Short Film Festival (Kinoforum) (Brazil)
• Malter FilmFest (Hungary)
• MOV - International Student Film Festival of Pernambuco (Brazil)
• Aesthetica Film Festival (UK)
• Caminhos do Cinema Português International Film Festival (Portugal)
• 78th Salerno International Film Festival (Italy)
• Beijing International Short Film Festival (China)
• Spicy International Film Festival (Greece)
• 19° FestAruanda (Brazil)

Film Festivals 2025

• 45th Brussels Independent Film Festival (Belgium)
• València Indie Film Festival (Spain)
• Moinho Cine Fest (Portugal)
• Watersprite (UK)
• Shortcutz Ovar (Portugal)
• 31st Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg (Germany)
• Beeston International Film Festival (UK)
• Beirut International Women Film Festival (Lebanon)
• FICIMAD (Spain)
• Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival (UK)
• L'Europe Autour de l' Europe (France)
• AVIFF - Art Film Festival (France)
• Porto Femme (Portugal)
• Leiria Film Festival (Portugal)
• Wunderground Film Festival (Belgium)
• Firm Film Festival (Spain)

Awards & Recognition

Best Short Film (Masters): Sophia Estudante, Portuguese Academy of Cinema, 2024

Best Poster: Sophia Estudante, Portuguese Academy of Cinema, 2024

Best National Short Film (Essays): 30th Caminhos do Cinema Português Film Festival, 2024

Best International Short Film: MOV - International Student Film Festival of Pernambuco, Brazil, 2024

Audience Award: MOV - International Student Film Festival of Pernambuco, Brazil, 2024

Best International Short Film: 19th Fest Aruanda, Brazil, 2024

Best International Cinematography: 19th Fest Aruanda, Brazil, 2024

Best International Actress: 19th Fest Aruanda, Brazil, 2024

Best Costume Design: Watersprite Film Festival, UK, 2025

Best International Actress, FICIMAD, Spain, 2025

Best National Short Film, Moinho Cine Fest, Portugal, 2025

Best Short Film, Moinho Cine Fest, Portugal, 2025

Best Film, Moinho Cine Fest, Portugal, 2025

Best Student Short Film, Firm Film Festival, Spain, 2025

The Shortest Day 2024

In December 2024, A Mother Goes to the Beach (Uma Mãe Vai à Praia) was selected by Agência – Portuguese Short Film Agency and Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival for the prestigious New Portuguese Shorts section, one of only four films chosen. It was showcased during The Shortest Day 2024 (O Dia Mais Curto), a nationwide event celebrating short films in Portugal, with 17 screenings across the country.

Festa do Cinema (Portugal, 2024)

The film was screened as part of Festa do Cinema 2024, organized by the Academia Portuguesa de Cinema, and presented in multiple cinemas across Portugal, including Cinema City Alvalade (Lisbon), Cinema NOS Amoreiras (Lisbon), and NOS Parque Nascente (Gondomar), among others.