Pedro Borges
Pedro Borges is a Brazilian-American writer and director raised in New York. A New York Film Academy BFA graduate, he co-founded Kitchen Films and works across short films, music videos and visual poetry.
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Dreamcatcher
Learning to love yourself. A film by Pedro Borges.
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01 / The story
A different kind of discovery.
A story of sexual discovery following Anne, a young woman who must first learn to love herself before loving someone else.
Written and directed by Pedro Borges, Dreamcatcher stars Emily Robinson and Melia Renee. This short film explores sexual discovery and the work of learning to love yourself before loving someone else.
- Format
- Short film
- Running time
- 19:47
- Filmmaker
- Pedro Borges
- Channel release
- 19 November 2017
- YouTube views · as of October 21, 2026
- 6,653,538
02 / Behind the camera
Meet the filmmaker.
03 / More from the film
Around the work.
Screenplays, production photographs, cast and making-of notes are added as they are verified. Here is what this page holds today.
- Screenplay
Before the frame.
A screenplay is not currently available for this film.
Not on this page yet - Behind the scenes
Between takes.
100 photographs from the production.
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On screen.
6 people credited on screen, with biographies.
Meet the cast - Making of
Behind the story.
Production notes and filmmaker reflections are not yet available for this film.
Not on this page yet
04 / Behind the scenesThe moments
The moments
between takes.
100 photographs from the Dreamcatcher shoot. Step onto the set and explore the complete collection.
05 / On screen
The cast.
Ann
Emily Robinson
Emily Robinson’s work spans screen and stage, including Transparent and Big Sky at the Geffen Playhouse. Robinson also wrote, directed and starred in the short Virgin Territory.
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Hailey
Melia Renee
Melia Renee’s screen credits include Uncle Nick and We Are the Mods, with television appearances in Code Black and Transparent. Her professional résumé lists Dreamcatcher as a lead role directed by Pedro Borges.
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Mr. Foster
Bill Lippincott
Bill Lippincott’s screen credits include American Crime Story, Angie Tribeca and Days of Our Lives. He plays Mr. Foster in Dreamcatcher.
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Mrs. Foster
Lisa Roumain
Lisa Roumain’s film work includes Jersey Girl and Avatar, where she was part of the performance-capture troupe. Her television credits include Blindspotting, Yellowstone and Westworld.
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Devin
Jordan Tortorello
Jordan Tortorello is an actor, writer and producer who founded Mixed Media. His work spans music videos and narrative films, including the feature Peripheral.
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Troy
Anthony Del Negro
Anthony Del Negro works as an actor, writer and producer. His screen credits include Running Point, Welcome to Chippendales, Deep in the Darkness and Lazy Susan.
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- Written & directed by
- Pedro Borges
Sources & further reading 11 references
Release and profile information is drawn from the sources below. Photo sources are credited alongside the images.
- Pedro Borges — filmmaker profile — checked
- Emily Robinson — Geffen Playhouse — checked
- Melia Renee — professional résumé — checked
- Dreamcatcher IMDb cast — checked
- Fish Head official press kit — checked
- Lisa Roumain professional résumé — checked
- Festigious interview — checked
- Jordan Tortorello professional FilmFreeway profile — checked
- Jordan Tortorello IMDb — checked
- Anthony Del Negro IMDb — checked
- Dreamcatcher — IMDb full cast and crew — checked
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