Miguel, a first-time director, and his young team experience a series of tribulations during the filming of their first feature film, which takes place in Lisbon, Venice, Paris and Madrid. With no money but a great desire to make the film, they choose a cheaper format, 16mm, and venture into a project in which they are almost the only ones to believe.
"1ª Vez 16 mm" é o retrato das atribulações vividas por Miguel, um realizador estreante e a sua jovem equpe durante as rodagens do seu primeiro filme... cuja acção se desenrola entre Lisboa, Paris e Veneza... sem dinheiro mas com uma grande vontade de filmar, optam por uma película mais barata "16 mm" e aventuram-se numa causa na qual praticamente só eles acreditam...This is the picture of the tribulations lived by Miguel, a debutant director and his young team during the shootings of their first film... which unrolls between Lisbon, Paris and Venice... without money but with a great will to shoot, they chose a cheaper film "16 mm" and adventure them selves in a cause almost only they belive...
