USA
Marco Calvani
Heartbroken and adrift, undocumented Brazilian immigrant Lourenço searches for purpose in the queer mecca of Provincetown. As the summer season fades, he sparks an intense and unexpected romance with Maurice. Together, the two reconcile the pasts they've left behind and their uncertain futures.
Trained as an actor in his teenage years in Italy, Marco Calvani is an award-winning writer and director based in the US.
His cinema debut, THE VIEW FROM UP HERE, stars Oscar winner Melissa Leo and César winner Leïla Bekhti. It was originally a play commissioned to him by The Actors Studio and directed by Oscar winner Estelle Parsons.
His second short film, A BETTER HALF, was named Best Short of 2022 by the British Film Magazine Close-Up.
Filmography
A Better Half (2022); The View from Up Here (2017)
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