Edgar Morais
LANGUAGES
English, Portuguese, French, Spanish
Based in Lisbon, Portugal
PT
Edgar Morais é um ator e realizador premiado. Como ator, trabalhou com cineastas como Teresa Sutherland, Gentian Koçi, Tiago Guedes, Victoria Mahoney e Craig Viveiros, entre outros, em filmes que passaram por festivais de renome internacional como Cannes, Veneza, Fantasia, Gotemburgo, Salónica, Vila do Conde e Roterdão.
Destaca-se o seu papel principal no filme A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On, realizado por Gentian Koçi (vencedor do Prémio do Público no Festival de Cinema de Salónica), onde interpreta um homem surdo que descobre ter uma condição genética que o deixará cego. A longa-metragem foi a candidatura oficial da Albânia aos Óscares e valeu a Edgar o prémio de Melhor Ator no Festival Internacional de Cinema de Prishtina, além de críticas entusiásticas à sua interpretação por parte de publicações como a Variety e a Screen Daily.
ENG
Edgar Morais is an award winning actor and filmmaker. As an actor, he has worked with directors such as Teresa Sutherland, Gentian Koçi, Tiago Guedes, Victoria Mahoney and Craig Viveiros, among others, in films that have screened at festivals worldwide including Cannes, Venice, Fantasia, Gothenburg, Thessaloniki, Vila do Conde, and Rotterdam. “A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On” directed by Gentian Koçi (Fischer Audience Award winner, Thessaloniki Film Festival) in which Edgar plays the lead role of a deaf man who learns he has a genetic condition that will render him blind was Albania’s submission to the Oscars and earned him the award for Best Actor at the Prishtina International Film Festival as well as rave reviews for his performance from the likes of Variety and Screen Daily.
Soon - “Super Fast Car” Director, Director , João Salgado
2024, “The Worst Man In London” Director, Rodrigo Areias
2023 - “Lovely, Dark And Deep” Director, Teresa Sutherland
2022 - “A Cup Of Coffee And New Shoes On” Director, Gentian Koçi*
2022 - “Remains Of The Wind” Director, Tiago Guedes**
2021 - “We Won’t Forget” Directors, Edgar Morais, Lucas Elliot Eberl
2018 - “You See The Moon” Director, Miguel Nunes***
2018 - “Marfa Girl 2” Director, Larry Clark
2015 - “Oh Gallow Lay” Director, Julian Wayser****
2015 - “Chasing Eagle Rock” Director, Erick Avari
2012 - “The Napkin” Director, Aaron Himelstein
2012 - “Joshua Tree, 1951” Director, Matthew Mishory*****
2012 - “The Monogamy Experiment” Director, Amy Rider
2011 - “Saudade” Director Q'orianka Kilcher
2007 - “From Now On” Director, Catarina Ruivo******
TELEVISION
2023 - “Fernao Lopes” RTP, Hugo Diogo
2022 - “Restos Do Vento” (Series) Tiago Guedes
2010 - “Fact Checkers Unit” Universal, Dan Beers
2009 - “CTRL”, NBC/Universal, Robert Kyrbison
THEATRE
2007 - “Julius Caesar” Luis Miguel Cintra*******
2007 - “The Kitchen” Carlos Avilez
2008 - “Lovers” Carlos Avilez
LINKS
IMDB
*Official Oscar submission Albania, Variety: “Awards-worthy performance… extraordinary and moving portrayal… a tectonic event”; Screen Daily: “Phenomenal performance… Impressive depth and detail of characterization”; Gothenburg Film Festival (2023), POFF Tallinn Black Nights (2022),.
** Cannes Film Festival Official Selection (2022)
***CPH:DOX - "Next:Wave Award" (2019)
****Venice Film Festival - Nominated for "Venice Horizons Award" (2015) ; Edinburgh International Film Festival - Nominated for "Best Short Film" (2016)
*****Outfest - Winner "Five in Focus" (2012); Guadalajara International Film Festival -Nominated for "Best Feature Film" (2013)
******Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival - Winner "Audience Award for Best Film" (2007)
*******Golden Globe (Portugal) winner, ”Best Play of the Year" (2007)