Diogo discusses "Break" on "Jornal da Noite"

Diogo spoke to SIC Noticias' "Jornal da Noite" (Nightly News) about the short film he wrote, produced, and directed, "Break."  Translation can be found right beneath the video.

(video courtesy of SIC Noticias)

Clara de Sousa (CS): "Break" is the name of the new project by Diogo Morgado.  A short film that includes the participation of Rui Unas and Lúcia Moniz.

Voiceover: "Break" tells the story of André, someone who longs for a break, for time away from everyday life.  But what do you do when that time leads to a new reality? A reality unknown to others?

DM: Sometimes a particular scene I'm doing gives me ideas for a story completely different from the one I am in. I do not have a specific time. I was creating the idea of joining two actors, one space, to create a story that was a bit claustrophobic .  And then I joined two great, lifelong friends, two actors whom I admire a lot, to help me tell the story.

Lúcia Moniz/"Júlia": What are you doing here?

Voiceover: It was after he filmed the novela "Vigança" that Diogo Morgado went to the United States to take a directing classs. Some time later came the chance to put into practice what he had learned to reverse the roles and move behind the cameras.

DM : It was an interesting feeling. I will not say it was a big surprise, it was not. Mainly because since I was 15 years old I remember being surrounded by technical people.  For me, behind the scenes is the genesis of what we present in front of the cameras.

Directing, for me, is like another role.  The only difference is that it is not in front of the camera.

Voiceover: In the United States Diogo Morgado became known to the American public as "Hot Jesus," because of his work in the international series, "The Bible."

DM: It was indeed fascinating work that I don't really know how to describe, because it touched me so deeply, both personally and professionally.  So much has happened to me it's hard to describe. It was a chapter that now increasingly will lead to other things, God willing.

Voiceover: "Break" premiered on Youtube on September 7th and already has several thousand views.

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If you have not seen Diogo's amazingly brilliant film "Break" yet, do yourself a favor and go watch it right now on StoryLab YouTube Channel.  Make sure the CC/captions are turned on to view the English subtitles.

(And on a completely personal, unrelated, and perhaps catty side-note, I really need "Hot Jesus" to join "twerking" on the list of words that need to never, ever be uttered again.)

--Sara

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Trailer for "Break" -- A Film by Diogo Morgado

So today's "Clip of the Day" was actually inspired by yesterday's awesome guest "Throwback Thursday" posts by blog contributors @Celena229 and @Jodiedebb, who both featured projects where Diogo's co-star's was Lúcia Moniz.  Many of you commented here, via e-mail and with tweets about being fans of Lúcia, so I wanted to share with you another project she and Diogo collaborated on more recently.... a short film called "Break."

I say collaborated, because Diogo is not her co-star in "Break."  He is actually her director.  In fact, Diogo not only directed "Break," he also wrote it.  According to a tweet he posted in 2011, that's when Diogo began working on "Break," and it was his first time stepping behind the camera.  

Along with Lúcia Moniz, "Break" stars Diogo's good friend Rui Unas (who also co-starred with Diogo in the 2010 Spanish film, Miami Blue.)

Though "Break" has not debuted in its entirety yet, here's a trailer/teaser for this short film written and directed by Diogo:

(video courtesy of Rui Unas' YouTube Channel)

In case you are wondering, Lúcia's line in the trailer is "what are you doing here?"  (Thank you, @MsLiliana.)

I have to say, as a lover of film, to me, Diogo is an impressive filmmaker.  He's really good at using imagery (and music/sounds) to create and tell a story.  I know, you all want to see him in front of the camera, but there's no reason he can't be a hyphenate, aka writer/director/actor and do both.  :) 

Not sure what the status is of "Break" in terms of completion or when/where it will air in full, but I will let you know if that changes.

Oh and if want to see just how good of friends Diogo and Rui Unas clearly must be, check out this hilarious (even without translation) clip of Rui being interviewed as Diogo as Jesus that aired recently on a comedy show on Portuguese TV:

(clip courtesy of RTP/YouTube)

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

--Sara