Vieira Vasco
Director
"The Coffee Shop Series" are short unusual and surreal stories that happen to “Carol” in Coffee Shops. Carol returned to Portugal after living in New York, where she studied Visual Arts. Now that she’s back, she’s trying to decide which art to master. What we see is that she goes to a lot of cool Coffee Shops.
A first pilot season was filmed in Porto and Guimarães (during the 2012 European Capital of Culture). Short, amusing, different from what we see out there. Above all – fiction to entertain.
The Coffee Shop Series premiered January 7th 2013 on Curto Circuito, SIC Radical.
Now a new season is out, filmed between Lisbon and Porto and filled with music! Enjoy.
Luísa Fidalgo
Actress / Creator / Screenwritter
Luísa was in a Coffee Shop in Madrid, August 10th 2012, waiting for a friend who lost her plane and she thought "what would I love for it to happen right here, right now?"
Nothing of the sort happened but the first episode was written.
She sent it to Vasco and the project started.
From then to now, the show was on national TV for 4 months and now the new season is here!
Before Luísa was in that Coffee Shop in Madrid, she was studying acting at The William Esper Studio in New York, where she lived happy for almost two years.
Vieira Vasco
Director
Vieira Vasco was born Vasco Vieira in Porto, a couple of years ago.
Since he was little, he wanted everyone around him to be in his creative and probably a bit weird "short-films".
He grew up to be a director after studying "Sound and Image" in Universidade Católica of Porto. While creating, he's finishing his masters degree in ESTC, Lisbon.
He now splits his time between London, where he's working as an editor and director and Portugal for our project.
Maria Ferreira da Silva
Producer / Editor
Vasco and Luísa went looking for Maria because this name could have as synonyms "machine" or "example" or even "patience".
Besides all these qualities, Maria loves video and to work. In the University of Belas Artes, Porto, she graduated in graphic design, but she's an autodidact when it comes to editing and producing.
She could live in Mozambique or Azores and she would be very happy. Soon, she will travel the world, while studying (3D probably) and inspires every human being that comes in contact with her.
Although the name suggests an alternative plan, this “night Club and art gallery” has long ago became one of the main “plans” of Porto. Not only great international dj’s, but also the portuguese next-big-thing stop by every month. When suggested any other plan, we say: “Mmmm… maybe next week!”
This Coffee Shop, hidden inside ACP (Portugal Automobile Club), has sweet lemonades, cookies and great cakes. It is also full of light and from the huge windows we can see the practice cars. It can be fun to stop and observe the first lessons of wild teenagers, anxious to drive. Try it out! We highly recommend it.
Walking in “Ler Devagar” (“Read Slowly”) is like entering a world of fantasy, imagination and dreams. Because books are not the only thing we can find here. We can have coffee, lunch or dinner, hear live bands playing, discover new artists and even see plays. We are very grateful to have filmed in this so diverse venue. Thank you!
When you open “Galerias” door, besides that it could feature in a classic american western, it seems that we’re walking in to find Paris. Or “Portugal dos Pequeninos” (a themed park for children in Coimbra, where everything is little). Or a mixture of both, which makes this place a unique experience. It’s a restaurant, a gallery, a venue for concerts and other artistic interventions and a bar. Thank you for the kindness and patience during our shooting! (Sometimes we got lost with the collectables that are “in exhibition” all over the walls! Sorry.)
“Chá Clube” is a Tea House that could also be a Secret Society Club. A private club where people would go to discuss matters of extreme importance, while eating scones, cakes, drinking tea or coffee and even, for the most rebellious, to smoke a cigarette or a cigar. A very nice spot for our “mystery” episode. Thank you, thank you!
Baixaria is a recent spot in downtown Porto, but since it opened it created a lot of buzz and it’s pretty much packed during the weekend. They do events that can be concerts, exhibits or filmed interviews to artists. But it was their room downstairs that took us there. You have to check the writings on the walls and then you’ll understand our choice for this episode. Thank you!
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