La Patente (The License)
86' col ITA - 2012
About:
"The License" is choir a comedy centered on a driving school in Rome, Italy, where two awkward young instructors and a weirdbunch of students are linked by the common goal of passing the driving test. The test is an excuse to look more deeply into the lives and choices of these people; who's diverse ages, cultures, experiences and backgrounds reflect many aspects of contemporary Italian society. As the comic tale of the 'hot' week leading up to thetest unfolds, a peculiar destiny transforms it into a nightmare for some and a great opportunity for others.
Festivals:
“VISIONI OFF” - Firenze Film Festival - Florence (Oct 2012)
“BEST NEW ITALIAN CINEMA” Istituto Italiano di Cultura Singapore (Oct 2012)
“DIVERGENTI” Festival Internazionale di Cinema Trans - Bologna (May 2013)
© 2012 Rasafilm
Gas Station
12' col ITA - 2015
About:
Italy is a wonderful country but just a stepping-stone for the many refugees coming from Africa. For those who remain, their option is scraping up some change by pumping gas at self-service stations at night. The law considers them illegals who work illegally, while Romans count on them at night. This is when the Gas Station becomes an impartial meeting point where Jamal and Rashid, who stand in for the official gas station attendant, encounter people from all walks of life: from drug addicts to family men, from independent girls to undercover cops. The main characters of this film are not professional actors but their story is true. Kamal is Moroccan and now works as a barman. Mohamed is Egyptian, he’s a writer. He lost an arm and actually pumps gas at night for tips.
Festivals:
45° TAMPERE INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL, Tampere - Finland
46° TAMPERE INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL - Special Programme
22° OLDENBURG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Oldenburg - Germany
14° RIFF - ROME INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, Rome - Italy
15° MIFF - MILAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Milan - Italy
15° FESTIVAL DU CINÉMA MÉDITERRANÉEN, Bruxelles - Belgium
10° LIFF - LEIDEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Leiden - Netherlands
31° JOURNÉES DU CINÉMA ITALIEN Nizza; France
5° EDINBURGH SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Edinburgh - Scotland
4° FESTIVAL DU FILM ITALIEN CONTEMPORAIN, Toronto, Montreal - Canada
11° BUSHO-BUDAPEST SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Budapest - Hungary
22° CAPALBIO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Capalbio - Italy
21° VISIONI ITALIANE FILM FESTIVAL, Bologna - Italy
21° MEDFILM FESTIVAL, Rome - Italy
© 2015 Rasafilm
Dress!
12' col ITA - 2006
About:
Small fragments of personal stories with no faces, drag the life of an inanimate object, a dress. Our world, seen from a few centimeter lower perspective and without the burden of the faces, coldly tells about faults and misdeeds, making us experience a dreadful feeling of lack of indisputable evidences in piecing together even our histories.
Festivals:
FANO FILM FESTIVAL - Special Jury Mention
DIECIMINUTI FILM FESTIVAL - Best Short, Best Photography
MESSINA FESTIVAL DELLO STRETTO 2007 – Best Photography
DAVID DI DONATELLO 2007 - Selection