''Prego'' is a 2015 independent short comedy film directed, written and produced by

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, with the help of

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writer Andy Cowan - the film was released to the internet on December 21, 2015 after a 9 months festival run. The film stars

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, 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.

Translations

Prego was translated and dubbed into numerous languages, including Italian, Czech, Russian, Greek and Mandarin.

Critical reception and reviews

The film gained national recognition and received positive reviews. It won the Best Comedy Short Award at the 2015

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, Best Comedy Short Award at the 2015 Chain NYC Film Festival, 2 awards from the 2015 Indie Fest Film Festival, 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

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), 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."

Awards and nominations

References

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External links

* IMDb �
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2015 short films American independent films American short films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films