Milroy Goes

Pervis Milroy Goes (born 3 September 1986), known better as Milroy Goes, is an Indian-born Portuguese film director and screenwriter.^[1][2][3][4] His film Welcome M1LL10NS^[5] was eligible for the 91st Academy Awards in the Best Picture category^[6][7] but was not nominated in any categories.^[8][9] Goes is also known for directing music videos for A. R. Rahman's singer Shashaa Tirupati for major record labels in India.^[10][11][12]

Milroy Goes
Goes in USA, 2024
Born	Pervis Milroy Goes (1986-09-03) 3 September 1986 (age 37) Cuncolim, Goa, India
Nationality	Portuguese
Occupations	Film director screenwriter
Years active	2007–present
Notable work	Welcome M1LL10NS
Title	Co-founder of Café Bom Gosto
Website	milroy.goes.co.in
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Goes is the first to introduce digital cinema in Goa with his debut theatrical film The Victim.^[13] He is also the co-founder of the premium café brand in Goa, Café Bom Gosto.^[14]

Goes, on his Hollywood debut as Producer "Just Peachy" directed by Brittany Mcvicker.^[15]

Early life

Goes is one of ten siblings born in his family. His parents are of Indian and Portuguese descent.^[16][17]

Career

In 2008, Goes's debut short film was screened at International Film Festival of India Chota Cinema. He was then mentored by a Frenchman, Anthony Coombs-Humpreys, and his wife Christine. Later under their mentorship he made a short film with a Bollywood actor Deepraj Rana.^[3]

In 2012, his directorial debut in Konkani cinema was with the film The Victim. Goes also made an ad film with an Australian cricketer Brett Lee. He has directed music videos, one of which was featured on the channel VH1 India.^{[18][19][2][20]}

In 2015, while he was a jury member^[21] for the first edition of the Goa Short Film Carnival by Goa Talkies,^[22] his short film "Peon – Ek Chaprasi" was premiered on the closing day, and he was recognized by then chief minister of Goa, Laxmikant Parsekar.^[23]

In early 2017, he assisted Suneil Anand and Navketan Films in making Hollywood Film Vagator Mixer filmed in Goa.^[24][25]

In 2017, he wrote and directed the feature film^[6] WELCOME M1LL10NS^[26][27] and in 2018,^[28] the film was released at Laemmle's Music Hall in Beverly Hills, California.^[9] It went on to qualify for the 91st Academy Awards in the General Category.^[29][8]

In 2018, he was actively involved in social cause with an NGO in Goa, Human Touch Foundation, volunteering as a jury member for the short film competition Get High On Life.^[30]

In January 2019, Goes continued to support the NGO for a good cause, volunteered to be part of a panel discussion at Men Against Violence and Abuse^[31] in collaboration with the department of social work of Don Bosco College, Panaji and hosted the second edition of Samabhav, a travelling film festival in Panjim.^[32]

Filmography

Year	Film	Type	Language	Role
2009	Unexpected^[33]	Short film	English	Writer/director
2007	Vengeance^[34]	Short film	English	Writer/director
2011	Expect The Unexpected^[35]	Short film	English	Writer/director
2011	"Let My Life Go By"	Music video	English	Director/editor
2012	The Victim	Theatrical feature	Konkani	Director
2012	"Tum Saath Nahi"	Music video	Hindi	Director/editor
2012	"Been Here Before"	Short film	English	Co-director/editor
2013	Adêus Moga^[36]	TV movie	Konkani	Director
2014	Peon "Ek Chaprasi"^[37]	Short film	Hindi	Director
2017	"Tunch Mhojea Jivit" - Johnny Dcunha ft. Shashaa Tirupati^[38]	Music video	Konkani	Director
2018	VAGATOR MIXER	Feature film	English	Asst Editor
2018	WELCOME M1LL10NS	Feature film	Konkani, Hindi, English, Punjabi	Writer/director
2018	"Go Goa Go" -Rosario Miranda ft. Blasio Pinto	Music video	English	Director
2018	"Formalin" - Khabir Moraes^[39]	Music video	English, Konkani	Director
2018	"Tere Bin Nai Lagda" - Shashaa Tirupati^[40]	Music video	Punjabi	Director/editor
2018	LEARN FROM MIS[TAKES]		English	Himself
2019	"Chaudhvin Ka Chand" - Shashaa Tirupati with Crehyl Pereira	Cover song	Urdu	Director/co-Editor
2019	"Don't Know Why" Norah Jones cover by Shashaa Tirupati with Crehyl Pereira	Cover	English	Director/co-Editor
2019	"Pardesi" (Dev D) female cover version by Shashaa Tirupati		Hindi	Director/editor
2020	"She Called me on a Christmas Night"^[41] by Peferd Da Costa		English	Director/editor
2020	"VIVO" Corporate Ad Film	Ad Film	English	Art Director
2023	Just Peachy	Short Film	English	Producer

References

1. D'Cruz, Dolcy (21 September 2019). "That's what FRIENDS are for". Herald Goa.
2. "The Victim to be screened in Goa, Karnataka, and Maharashtra". The Hindu. 28 June 2012.
3. . Herald Goa. 13 January 2019. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019.
4. Pawaskar, Bharati (27 December 2018). "Eager to Welcome 'Oscars'". The Goan Everyday.
5. Chandani, Priyanka (26 December 2018). "Waiting in the Wings". Asian Age.
6. "'Welcome M1ll10ns' director talks about the film qualifying for Oscars". Times of India. 20 December 2018.
7. Binoy, Anna (1 December 2018). "Chasing his dream a little too early". New Indian Express.
8. Lobo, Joanna (18 November 2018). "Luck by Chance". Indian Express.
9. . LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019.
10. "Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho _ Shashaa Tirupati _ Official Cover Song". YouTube.
11. "US company scouting for Goan actor for their TV series".
12. "A song worth a million | the Navhind Times". 14 December 2017.
13. D'Mello, Pamela (27 March 2016). "Konkani filmmakers are buying themselves a dream run by going beyond the multiplex". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
14. Srivastava, Rachna (2 July 2021). "Iconic Red Door, Mini Library & Fab Interiors, Café Bom Gosto, Cuncolim Is THE Perfect Coffee Place". Whats Hot. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
15. "Hollywood and Bollywood unite: Cincinnati natives set to star in short film with production in Hamilton". WCPO 9 Cincinnati. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
16. "EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED - Pervis Milroy Goes: Film Director". ItsGoa. 9 April 2022.
17. "Film directed by a Goan is India's only film still in contention for the Oscars". O Heraldo. 13 January 2019.
18. . The Times of India. Mangaluru. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013.
19. "The Victim". IMDb.
20. "The Victim (Konkani)". Dallas Observer.
21. "Goa Talkies – Short Film Carnival 2015 held". Viva Goa Magazine. 17 March 2015.
22. "First Goa short film fest from February 20 | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 February 2015.
23. D'Cruz, Dolcy (19 February 2015). . Herald. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
24. "Filming of Hollywood movie Vagator Mixer ends". The Times of India. 20 January 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
25. Vagator Mixer - IMDb, retrieved 31 July 2023
26. "ਬਹੁਭਾਸ਼ੀ ਫਿਲਮ 'ਵੈਲਕਮ ਮਿਲੀਅਨਜ਼' ਆਸਕਰ ਐਵਾਰਡ ਲਈ ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦ". Bollywood Tadka Punjabi. 14 December 2018.
27. "Welcome M1LL10NS". IMDb.
28. Kaler, Rupinder (14 December 2018). "ਹੁਣ ਹਾਲੀਵੁੱਡ 'ਤੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ, ਫਿਲਮ ਆਸਕਰ ਅਵਾਰਡ ਲਈ ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦ".
29. . Herald Goa. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018.
30. "Creating safer spaces for today's youth". Navhind Times. 19 August 2018.
31. . Herald Goa. 11 January 2019. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019.
32. "Travelling film festival 'Samabhav' stops at DBC". Navhind Times. 24 January 2019.
33. "Unexpected". IMDb.
34. "Vengeance: A Short Film by Milroy Goes". IMDb.
35. "Expect the Unexpected". IMDb.
36. "Adêus Moga", IMDb, retrieved 15 July 2020
37. "Peon, Ek Chaprasi", IMDb, retrieved 15 July 2020
38. Shashaa Tirupati [@sashasublime] (25 April 2017). "Some #Stills from the #audio launch of #TunchMhojemJivit, my first #Konkani song! #JohnnyDCunha #Goa" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
39. Moraes, Khabir Kibz (10 August 2018). NEW KONKANI SONG/FORMALIN /KIBZ /KIBZ AUDIO/KONKLISH RAP (YouTube).
40. Tirupati, Shashaa (4 September 2018). Tere Bin Nai Lagda | NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN (YouTube).
41. She Called Me on a Christmas Night I Peferd Da Costa I Ft. Mayanka Pereira I Milroy I New Song 2021. YouTube. 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.

External links

• Milroy Goes at IMDb
• Milroy Goes at AllMovie
• Milroy Goes on Instagram