HISTORY

On the background of a country in deep crisis, an office clerk decides to ride to work even though he might be fired soon. He crosses the inner borders of a ghost-like deserted city, surrounded by raw vegetation taking over everything. When the chain of his bike suddenly entangles, he is confronted by the only man around offering support: a homeless foreigner…

Thursday, December 10th 10:30 p.m.

Italy, 2013

Director: 

Giorgio Borgazzi

8 minutes.

Cast:

Silvano Casieri

Stefano Fregni

Screenwriter:

Giorgio Borgazzi

Cinematographer:

Massimo Foletti

Edition:

Walter Fasano

Scenography:

Topazia Almiron

Music:

Nicolò Faraci

Sound:

Brigitta Pasquadisbisceglia

Production:

Giorgio Borgazzi

International Sales:

Penny Lane Film

DIRECTOR

Giorgio Borgazzi  He was graduated in Milan in 1989 as director of photography. In 2001 he launched Vixen Films Ltd., a production company in Milan for commercial works. The last four years he has been devoted to screenwriting and directing short films, many of them awarded at various international festivals.

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

• Winner of «Cavallo di Leonardo» at 2014 MIFF Awards in Milan.

Festival Selections:

• 2015 Trieste Film Festival
• 2014 Le Temps Presse Film Festival
• 2014 Tous-Courts Aix En Provence
• 2014 Filmets Badalona Short Film Festival
• 2014 Manlleu Curtmetratges Festival
• 2014 Molodist kyiv, Official Competition
• 2014 Montecatini International Short Film Festival
• 2014 Uppsala Film Festival, Grand Prize Nomination
• 2014 Warsaw Film Festival, Special Screenings
• 2014 Flimmer Norrköping Film Festival
• 2014 Cinedays Macedonia, Italian Panorama
• 2014 Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival
• 2014 Film Forum Avvantura Zadar, Short Film Competition
• 2014 Anonimul Film Festival Bucharest, International Competition
• 2014 International Short Film Festival Psarokokalo, International Competition
• 2014 Ladakh Film Festival, International Competition
• 2014 First Film Festival Beijing, International Competition
• 2014 Belgrade Doc & Shorts, Special Screening
• 2014 Valdarno Cinema Fedic, Concorso Nazionale «Marzocco Award»
• 2014 MIFF Milan International Film Festival, Winner of Best Italian Short Movie
• 2014 RIFF Rome Independent Film Festival, National Premiere