Country: Italy
Year: 2015
Duration: 67'
In a world that has been abandoned by humans, a mechanical monk follows a strange little red man. After crossing forests, dead cities and desolate plains, the two odd characters reach the top of a magic hill. The discovery of an old teddy bear in bad shape reconciles the two. They join forces, in hopes of bringing the inanimate toy to life and escaping the void that surrounds them.
Biography
film director
Samuele Sestieri
Samuele Sestieri (Rome, Italy, 1989) graduated in directing and screenwriting from the ACT Multimedia Film Academy. He has written, directed and edited over ten shorts, including Danza al tramonto (2012), presented at the CinemAmbiente festival of Turin. He is also a film critic for various websites: he founded the blog “Schermo bianco” and is one of the editors-in-chief of the movie magazine “Point Blank.”
FILMOGRAFIA
Samuele Sestieri:
Danza al tramonto (cm, 2012).
Samuele Sestieri, Olmo Amato:
I racconti dell’orso (2015).
I racconti dell’orso (2015).
Olmo Amato
Olmo Amato (Rome, Italy, 1986) graduated in neurobiology from Rome’s La Sapienza University. A professional photographer and video maker, he is involved in fine-art prints, post-production and teaching. He also curates the photographic archive of the Alberto Moravia Fund. His photographic projects Rinascite and Sogni, memorie e incubi dalla metropoli were selected for the Photo Kathmandu festival and the 2014 Young Illustrators Award in Berlin.
FILMOGRAFIA
Samuele Sestieri, Olmo Amato:
I racconti dell’orso (2015).
Declaration
film director
“Right from the beginning, our idea was to transform the scanty means at our disposal into an authentic resource: no dolly, no tracks, not even a Steadicam. Rather than excessive programming and theory, we wanted a vibrant, pulsating mise-en-scène which breathes with its characters. The screenplay was only a starting point: the places and people we met during our journey modified, broadened and enriched our story. In the presence of the marvels of pristine nature, ours was the virgin point of view of someone who wants to learn to see as though it were for the first time.”
Cast
& Credits
regia, soggetto, sceneggiatura, fotografia, produttori/directors, story, screenplay, cinematography, producers
Samuele Sestieri, Olmo Amato
montaggio/film editing
Samuele Sestieri
musica/music
Riccardo magni
suono/sound
New Digital
interpreti/cast
Samuele Sestieri, Olmo Amato, Freya Roberts, Bengt Roberts
contatti/contacts
Samuele Sestieri
sammy314@libero.it
Samuele Sestieri, Olmo Amato
montaggio/film editing
Samuele Sestieri
musica/music
Riccardo magni
suono/sound
New Digital
interpreti/cast
Samuele Sestieri, Olmo Amato, Freya Roberts, Bengt Roberts
produttore associato/associate producer
Mauro Santini, Offsetcamera
contatti/contacts
Samuele Sestieri
sammy314@libero.it
