Country: Italy
Year: 2013
Duration: 15'
A child is playing in the park with some clay figures that he molds and animates with his hands. He makes up stories using them as his protagonists. His favorite puppet is called Isaac: he is a little boy just like him, who dreams, makes wishes, and trusts the world. Isaac is happy because he has to go to the mountains to help his father, who is called Abraham. As it turns out, the story enacted by the child is the sacrifice of Isaac. But, after having gotten to know Isaac, what effect will the story have?
Biography
film director
Federico Tocchella
Federico Tocchella (Rome, Italy, 1979), after graduating from the Centro sperimentale di cinematografia in Rome, has taught 3D animation in their animation department. He started the company TFILM in 2007, and has since made several commercials, jingles, and music videos for foundations and private commissioners. He has been working since 2012 as program coordinator and teacher for the visual effects course offered by the Gian Maria Volonté Film School in Rome. L’amore ci dividerà and Isaac represent his first short films.
FILMOGRAFIA
Red Car (video, 2005), L’amore ci dividerà (cm, 2009), Isacco (cm, 2013).
Declaration
film director
“Isaac is a short film that merges together observational cinema, animation, and the special effects of claymation, using clay as the expressive medium to represent the deepest emotions of real characters. It’s a story about the father-son bond, about trust and betrayal, about fear and overcoming it by using your imagination.”
Cast
& Credits
REGIA, SCENEGGIATURA
Federico Tocchella
FOTOGRAFIA
Daniele Ciprì
MONTAGGIO
Gianni Vezzosi
SCENOGRAFIA
Carmen De Lillo
COSTUMI
Daria Calvelli
MUSICA
Giorgio Giampà
SUONO
Alessandro Bianchi, Angelo Bonanni, Davide Favargiotti
INTERPRETI
Anatol Sassi, Mattia Baldelli, Leonardo Russo, Giovanni Calcagno, Vanessa Scalera, Valeria Ghignone, Jaon Macalpin Gunn, Salvatore Guzzo, Mario Cenciarelli, Maria Ricciardella
PRODUZIONE
TFILM
Federico Tocchella
FOTOGRAFIA
Daniele Ciprì
MONTAGGIO
Gianni Vezzosi
SCENOGRAFIA
Carmen De Lillo
COSTUMI
Daria Calvelli
MUSICA
Giorgio Giampà
SUONO
Alessandro Bianchi, Angelo Bonanni, Davide Favargiotti
INTERPRETI
Anatol Sassi, Mattia Baldelli, Leonardo Russo, Giovanni Calcagno, Vanessa Scalera, Valeria Ghignone, Jaon Macalpin Gunn, Salvatore Guzzo, Mario Cenciarelli, Maria Ricciardella
PRODUZIONE
TFILM
