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Last Date

Project type

Short Film

Date

Spring 2025

Location

Balduina, Rome, Italy

Synopsis

An overbearing mother crashes her son's date.

Anthony, a well-meaning philosophy professor, is on what should be a charming first date with Lucia, an American art student seeking inspiration in Italy. As sparks begin to fly, the evening takes a wildly unexpected turn when his larger-than-life, no-filter Italian mother storms into the restaurant.

Starring

Sophia Diaz as Francesca, Simone Flandina as Antonio, Gabriella D'Aquila as Lucia

Written by: Anshika Bhardwaj, Megan Bradley
Directed by: Anshika Bhardwaj

Created as part of a 15-week film themes class in Rome, Italy. Last Date was shot in two days using a local bar, "Level", with dialogue in both English and Italian, with English subtitles throughout.

The film was shot by me and edited by Anshika Bhardwaj and Megan Bradley. Its premiere screening was at the Loyola University John Felice Rome Center end-of-year screening in April 2025.

The film was later submitted to festivals across the country. The film was chosen as an Award Winner in the short-film category at the Sunset Boulevard Film Festival.

Currently on the festival circuit.

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