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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Dear Mom
Learning to face life on her own. A film by Pedro Borges.
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01 / The story
About the film.
A daughter reflects on the love and protection her mother gave her as she prepares to face life on her own.
- Format
- Short film
- Running time
- 4:47
- Filmmaker
- Pedro Borges
- Channel release
- 7 February 2023
- YouTube views · as of October 21, 2026
- 4,252
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.
Behind-the-scenes photographs have not been added to this page.
Not on this page yet - Cast
On screen.
One person 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.
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04 / On screen
The cast.
Lead
Ellie Patrikios
Ellie Patrikios is a British-Greek actor who trained at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts and earned a BFA at the New York Film Academy. Her professional résumé credits her as the lead in Dear Mom.
Explore their work05 / Frames from the film
A closer look.
Selected frames from the finished film.
Made together.
- Written & directed by
- Pedro Borges
Sources & further reading 3 references
Release and profile information is drawn from the sources below. Photo sources are credited alongside the images.
- Pedro Borges — filmmaker profile — checked
- Ellie Patrikios — official biography — checked
- Ellie Patrikios — professional résumé — checked
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