Oh Be a Fine Girl Kiss Me
Alice dos Reis, 2026
short fiction film | 7’ | 16mm | Color | Portugal
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS (selection) [2026 World Premiere] International Film Festival Rotterdam [The Netherlands]
short fiction film | 7’ | 16mm | Color | Portugal
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS (selection) [2026 World Premiere] International Film Festival Rotterdam [The Netherlands]
SYNOPSIS
A soul waits to be reincarnated while reflecting back on her past life as a nun, who worked at the Vatican Astronomical Observatory in early-20th century. There, she took part in the “Carte du Ciel”, an ambitious international project to map the night sky, earning the early title of “computer” as a result of processing repetitive calculations. Disillusioned with her previous existence, she considers becoming a coder in her next life, amidst the wave of economic optimism awaiting her reincarnation in 1990s Portugal. Shot in 16mm film and smartphone, “Oh Be a Fine Girl Kiss Me” blends historical fiction and autobiography in a meditation on life’s choices and constraints, as well as on the systems and categories that shaped modernity.
A soul waits to be reincarnated while reflecting back on her past life as a nun, who worked at the Vatican Astronomical Observatory in early-20th century. There, she took part in the “Carte du Ciel”, an ambitious international project to map the night sky, earning the early title of “computer” as a result of processing repetitive calculations. Disillusioned with her previous existence, she considers becoming a coder in her next life, amidst the wave of economic optimism awaiting her reincarnation in 1990s Portugal. Shot in 16mm film and smartphone, “Oh Be a Fine Girl Kiss Me” blends historical fiction and autobiography in a meditation on life’s choices and constraints, as well as on the systems and categories that shaped modernity.
CREDITS
DIRECTOR: Alice dos Reis
CAST: Margarida Lucas, Sara da Silva, Elsa Compaoré
SCRIPT: Alice dos Reis
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Alice dos Reis
SOUND: Marcelo Tavares
EDITING: Alice dos Reis
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK: Timothy Ka Chan PRODUCERS: Isadora Neves Marques, Catarina de Sousa
PRODUCTION: Foi Bonita a Festa
FUNDING: EDP Foundation SALES: Portugal Film (PT)
DIRECTOR: Alice dos Reis
CAST: Margarida Lucas, Sara da Silva, Elsa Compaoré
SCRIPT: Alice dos Reis
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Alice dos Reis
SOUND: Marcelo Tavares
EDITING: Alice dos Reis
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK: Timothy Ka Chan PRODUCERS: Isadora Neves Marques, Catarina de Sousa
PRODUCTION: Foi Bonita a Festa
FUNDING: EDP Foundation SALES: Portugal Film (PT)