5 minute talk from curator Maysa Gabrielli presenting
the ITALYshortLISTED concept and guests


I Know who I Am
Dir. Simone Massi. U cert.
I got up my ancestor's backs; up, until home.
Animation. 3 min. www.simonemassi.it

The Dog’s Memory
Dir. Simone Massi. U cert.
I look out from a break in the wall. Animation.
8 min. www.simonemassi.it

Clouds, Hands
Dir. Simone Massi. U cert.
Time passes and colours us with the yellow of flowers.
Animation. 8 min. www.simonemassi.it


7pm


Laboratorie Italie
Dir. Marcantonio Lunardi. 12 cert.
"Laboratoire Italie" is the strong image of a country
that struggles against an economic but mostly moral
crisis where art seems to be the only way to assert
disagreement. Videoart. 2 min.

The Other Half
Dir. Pippo Mezzapesa. 12 cert.
"The other half" is the story of woman who escapes
from a hospice in order to go to the wedding of her
granddaughter. On the way she will meet a special
person... Drama. 12 min. www.bluesuedeshoots.com

Today Is like Yesterday
Dir. Rosario Sparti. 12 cert.
Sicily, 60s. Irene and Marco are a couple of young
lovers who spend their days in a happy-go-lucky way.
In the near future, for Irene something is about to
change. Drama. 11 min.
www.shortfilmcentral.com/film/3306

The Garden of Hope
Dir. Antonello Faretta. 15 cert.
A young man suffering from multiple sclerosis. A film
on the will to live and on the private space of us,
where we grow the flowers of Strength, of Love and
Grace in order to hold out against life's hard trials.
Documentary. 23 min. www.noeltanfilm.com

The Tenth Wave
Dir. Francisco Colangelo. 15 cert.
When a foreigner came, he was offered food, a bed
and we'd sit together, around a fire, listening to his
tales from far off lands across ocean. Drama. 16 min.

Empty Shot
Dir. Roberto Zazzara. 15 cert.
It is a story about guys and gangs in Rome and
Fiumicino. Drama. 15 min.


8.10pm


brief intro to Italian comedy


30, Please!
Dir. Valentina de Amicis. U cert.
The story tells of a grove of youngsters dealing with
stall and big daily problems, while they discuss in a
funny way. Comedy. 29 min.

Three
Dir. Lucilla Colonna. U cert.
Starting from current events and Supreme Court's
sentences on adoption, some grotesque vicissitudes
related to three couples, who meet each other at
Court, are told in an ironic way. Comedy. 15 min.

Ordeal (inside me)
Dir. Marco Bonfanti. 12 cert.
Oversearch, between emotion and reason, for the
search for oneself and for God. Drama. 21 min.


9.25pm


The Sheik of Castellanata
15 cert.
Introduced by Director
Giuseppe Sansonna.
Rudolph Valentino was born in Castellaneta, South
Italy. Nowadays many people in his birthplace are still
paying him homage. Everyone in their own special
way. Documentary. 50 min.

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