Prego
Directed byUsher Morgan
Written byUsher Morgan
Produced byUsher Morgan
Release date
  • 21 December 2015 (2015-12-21)
Running time
13 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Prego is a 2015 independent short comedy film directed, written and produced by Usher Morgan, with the help of Seinfeld writer Andy Cowan - the film was released to the internet on December 21, 2015 after a 9 months festival run. The film stars Katie Vincent, Taso Mikroulis, Rachel Jayne, J.W. Harvey and Marah Vanbeekom.

Plot

Prego offers a humorous take on unplanned pregnancies, it follows the story of Emily (played by Katie Vincent), a young woman confronting a one-night stand (played by Taso Mikroulis) with the revelation that she's pregnant. Things go from bad to worse as she comes to grips with the realization that the man may not be a suited father figure to her unborn child.[1]

Translations

Prego was translated and dubbed into numerous languages, including Italian, Czech, Russian, Greek and Mandarin.[2][3][4]

Critical reception and reviews

The film gained national recognition and received positive reviews. It won the Best Comedy Short Award at the 2015 Manhattan Film Festival, Best Comedy Short Award at the 2015 Chain NYC Film Festival,[5] 2 awards from the 2015 Indie Fest Film Festival,[6] and the Best Comedy award at the 2015 Trinity International Film Festival. In total the film received 6 wins and 12 nominations. Carl Burgess with ScreenCritix gave the film a positive review: "Prego may only be a two-hander in one location (except for a brief flashback), but the short never becomes boring. This is in thanks to the sharp, funny script and the two great performances from Katie Vincent and Taso Mikroulis. Vincent plays the role of Katie superbly, and Mikroulis’ portrays Mark great as bumbling idiot." Nicholas La Salla with Forest city short film review gave the short a 3.4/5 and mentioned: "Though the storyline has a "been there, done that" feel (most notably in the big budget Knocked Up), the aforementioned fork in the plot toward the end made up for a lot. The jokes are by and large funny and the characters play off each other in humorous ways."[7]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Prego
YearAssociationCountryAward CategoryStatus
2015Manhattan Film FestivalUnited StatesBest Comedy Short FilmWon
2015Chain NYC Film FestivalUnited StatesBest Comedy ShortWon
2015Black Cat Picture ShowUnited StatesBest Short FilmNominated
2015New Filmmaker NYC Film FestivalUnited StatesBest Comedy ShortNominated
2015Trinity International Film FestivalUnited StatesBest Comedy ShortWon
2015Trinity International Film FestivalUnited StatesBest Actress in Comedy Film - Katie VincentWon
2015Big Apple Film FestivalUnited StatesBest Comedy ShortNominated
2015IndieFest USAUnited StatesAward of MeritWon
2015IndieFest USAUnited StatesBest Actress in Comedy Short - Katie VincentWon
2015The Dam Short Film FestivalUnited StatesBest Comedy ShortNominated
2015North Hollywood CinefestUnited StatesBest Comedy ShortNominated
2016Revolution Me Film FestivalUnited StatesBest ComedyNominated
2016Boardwalk Film FestivalUnited StatesOfficial SelectionNominated

References

  1. ↑ "Prego (2015)". IMDb. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Italian Version of the film"
  3. ↑ "Czech Version of Prego"
  4. ↑ "Russian Version of Prego"
  5. ↑ "Chain Film Festival 2016". Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Award of Merit May 2015". Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  7. ↑ ""Prego" Laughs At One Night Stands & The Awkwardness of Impending Parenthood - Forest City Short Film Review". Retrieved 27 March 2016.
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