LA LASTRA

20’00”

“Tobia spent his days at Giulia and Riccardo’s house. Behind their house lies a huge imposing hill “the Lastra”. Between games, bets and discoveries the boys challenge each other to conquer the summit.”

La Lastra is my first short film resulting from my degree in Cinema. Made independently and featuring ten-year-old protagonists, the film focuses on the pre-maturity sexual search. The discovery, in a rural country world, of self and non-self passing through trauma and memories. The work is a hybrid of fiction and nonfiction, given the autobiographical theme and real location work. With this project I related for the first time to auditions, casting and an intensive rehearsal period before filming with children. Since the theme was particularly intimate, I had to relate to the parents well in advance, always respecting my and their position.
The theme arose from a memory in fantile: that of the cry of deer in the season of love. A monstrous, terrifying verse. This led me to want to portray the first stage of discovery as something fearful, mystical and fascinating.

In collaborazione con Panoramicmediastudio, Teatro dell’Antella, Teatro d’Almaviva, Teatri d’Imbarco, Iulm Università.

Con Vittoria Ariani, Pietro Battisti, Miriam Bardini, Francesco Crescioli, Daniele Trambusti, Roberto Carletti.

Aiuto regia: Francesco Mastroleo

Produzione: Gregorio Settimo e Sara Paracchini

Fotografia: Duccio Venturi

Ass. Fotografia: Paolo La Naia

Costumi: Marina Meoni

Scenografia: Nina Donatini

Operatore: Riccardo Casiccia

Ass. Operatore: Mattia Mollura

Acting coach: Isabella Quaia

Suono e musiche originali: Giacomo Ventrella

Winner_Reale Film Festival (2022)
Selected_Barcelona Indie Filmmaker Festival (2023)
Quarter-finalist_Figari Short film fest (2023)
Finalist_Rome Prisma Film Awards (Bi-monthly 2023)
Winner_Sottodiciotto Film festival & Campus (2023)