EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY CENTER
EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY CENTER
SHORT FILMS & GRADUATION FILMS
Scuola Nazionale di Cinema
Direction: Sarah Narducci
Screenplay: Sarah Narducci, Rebecca Ricci, Francesco Luciani
Cinematography: Marlene Bialas
Editing: Matteo Capotosti
Production design: Gian Lorenzo Casadio, Martina Coppola
Music: Dario Bassolino
Costumes: Roberta Zedda
Cast: Ksenia Borzak, Marta Gollo, Susanna Giovannini, Christian Carere
Line producers: Anna Giuliano, Arianna Pecorella, Davide Scarciello, Miriam Kdaiem
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Anna and Silvia have been best friends since the first day of university. Mainly because Anna decided so, and for three years she has dragged her friend along in an attempt to take her with her forever. Until what they believe to be both their last exam, when something breaks down.
Direction: Letizia Zatti
Screenplay: Giulia Denaro, Sebastian Petri, Letizia Zatti
Cinematography: Enrico Licandro
Editing: Francesca Livi
Production design: Vanessa Bondesani
Music: Danilo Abiti, Michèle Schladebach
Costumes: Valentina Cozzolini
Cast: Eco Andriolo, Diego Giangrasso
Line producers: Arianna Pettinato, Giacomo Rinaldini
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Adele is a catsitter who takes advantage of other people’s homes to meet up with Pietro, her friend with benefits. When the cat disappears, the fear of having lost the cat grows; while the two will be forced to deal with their responsibilities.
Direction: Renata La Serra
Screenplay: Greta Brie, Renata La Serra
Cinematography: Ludovica Sitajolo
Editing: Bianca Vecchi
Production design: Caterina Knijn
Music: Giacomo Scinardo Tenghi
Costumes: Sofia Berti
Cast: Martina Cavazzana, Elisabetta Perotto, Flaminia Sartini, Rebecca Di Segni
Line Producers: Anna Giuliano, Miriam Kdaiem, Arianna Pecorella, Davide Scarciello
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Mrs. Vanda, suffering from Alzheimer’s, runs away from her retirement home in the middle of the night in a moment of crisis. She only remembers two things: the way home and an old melody. Her two daughters try to look after her until something truly strange happens.
Direction: Tommaso Diaceri
Screenplay: Greta Brie, Tommaso Diaceri, Enrica Ilari
Cinematography: Salvatore Di Renzo
Editing: Carolina De Arcangelis
Production design: Michela Esposito
Music: Lorenzo Gioelli
Costumes: Livia Giacone, Gianni Costanzo
Cast: Valentina Carnelutti, Riccardo Antonaci, Elena Arvigo, Emiliano Campagnola, Agnese
Graziani
Line producers: Claudia Emily Pau, Stefano Mastronardi
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
For Amelia, the latent conflict with her son, seventeen-year-old Andrea, couldn’t explode at a worse time. It is her fiftieth birthday and her whole family is waiting for lunch, which she has obsessively prepared. A few moments remain before their arrival, and something happens between Amelia and Andrea. An event destined to change them forever and which will transform a family lunch into a ring.
Direction: Annalisa Fania
Screenplay: Erica Benvenuti, Leonardo Gaspa, Tommaso Di Polidoro, Annalisa Fania
Cinematography: Andrea Anghinetti
Editing: Giuliana Tritta
Production design: Nausica Andreoli
Music: Federico Torri
Costumes: Alessia Fontana, Beatrice Kranner
Cast: Maurizio Grassia, Emma Beonio Brocchieri
Line Producers: Sara Kern, Borys Okhotnichenko
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
The souls of two elderly spouses in crisis find themselves stuck in a limbo between life and death. As they retrace the final day of their lives, they uncover a renewed youthfulness in their love—just before disappearing forever.
Direction: Gregorio Mattiocco
Screenplay: Alessandro Cedola, Agnese Lama, Gregorio Mattiocco
Cinematography: Alessio Zanella
Editing: Luca Armocida
Production design: Lara Calabrese
Music: Gabriella Stufano
Costumes: Flavia Setaccioli, Vittoria Salomone
Cast: Hlib Tovstoluh, Ruslan Hurak, Edoardo Pesce
Line Producers: Luca Bacci, Vittoria D’Argenzio, Borys Okhotnichenko
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Hlib, a Ukrainian refugee living in Italy, lives with his little brother Vlad in precarious economic conditions and with no interest in integrating into society. When a teacher shows up at their house one day to discuss their report card, Vlad pretends that he is a social worker, taking advantage of the fact that Hlib does not know a word of Italian.
Direction: Giulio Gulizzi
Screenplay: Giulio Gulizzi, Leonardo Gaspa, Tommaso Polidori
Cinematography: Bernardo Massaccesi
Editing: Davide Bissoli
Production design: Jessica Tronchin
Music: Silvia Di Furia
Costumes: Alessia Fontana, Flavia Setaccioli
Cast: Chiara Di Bartolomeo, Luca Santoro, Melissa Cianni
Line Producers: Livia De Mattia, Tommaso Stanchieri, Emiliano Oggero
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
A boy, disillusioned by his relationship, discovers that his girlfriend is cheating on him with a cigarette vending machine. He realizes that the love between her and the machine is more real than theirs, and that maybe he, too, deserves someone – or something – that fulfills him, H24.
Direction: Andrea Lamedica
Screenplay: Alessandro Cedole, Agnese Laura Lama, Andrea Lamedica
Cinematography: Pietro Lupo Borghi
Editing: Luca Fiammengo
Production design: Lucrezia Di Biase
Music: Gianluigi Capasso
Costumes: Flavia Setaccioli, Vittoria Salomone
Cast: Sveva Romana Candelletta, Dario Naglieri, Flavio Massimo
Line Producers: Luca Bacci, Vittoria D’Argenzio, Adriana Minutolo
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Eleonora, a wealthy young woman, suddenly becomes obsessed with a neomelodic singer. One night at a club unexpectedly leads her to question herself, her love, and everything she thought she was.
Direction: Pietro De Fazio
Screenplay: Sofia Corbascio, Pietro De Fazio, Sofia Vecchiato
Cinematography: Alberto Michelotti
Editing: Alessandro La Marca
Production design: Camilla Ruggeri
Music: Riccardo Ricci, Giulio Rosatelli
Costumes: Beatrice Oss
Cast: Valeria Andreanò, Katia Vitale, Samuele Gambino
Line Producers: Rosita Corsi, Frida De Vecchis, Matteo Giovannini, Alessandro Spina
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
A young orphan from Palermo is chosen for her fragility as a daughter-in-law by a powerful matriarch. Yet, as she learns the rules of that world, the girl proves to be something other than she appears.
Direction: Cabiria Lizzi
Screenplay: Erica Benvenuti, Giovanna De Luca, Cabiria Lizzi
Cinematography: Fabio Filomena
Montaggio: Alessia Carraro
Production design: Francesca Mammana
Music: Andrea Piras
Costumes: Alessia Fontana, Beatrice Kranner
Cast: Dino Galiano, Federica Bonocore, Chiara Andrea Renzi, Ludovica Rubino
Line producers: Livia De Mattia, Sara Kern, Adriana Minutolo
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Filippo is searching for his princess. Between door-to-door deliveries and a life as a rider, his goal in life is to stage fairy tales perfectly, all the way to the end, but the girls he meets never match his ideal. Once he finds his princess, Filippo will have to face the real world.
Direction: Gabriele Manzoni
Screenplay: Chiara Aversa, Gabriele Manzoni, Giacomo J. Tatò
Cinematography: Pietro Gobbi
Editing: Gianpaolo Pupillo
Production design: Elena Tironi
Music: Lenno Ten Kate, Angelo Vacca
Costumes: Matilde De Vecchis
Cast: Andrea Galasso, Cesare Hary
Line Producer: Valentina Pioletti
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Samu and Giosvi are on the brink of adulthood, but they have no idea what awaits them beyond. Samu has his exam for Rome, and for Giosvi, it is not just accompanying him: it is the point at which their lives may change. On a sunny day that never seems to end, Samu struggles with the fear of not living up to his dreams and those his friend brings with him.
Direction: Stefano Pio
Screenplay: Federico Politi, Sofia Ranise, Stefano Pio
Cinematography: Francesca Tascio
Editing: Eliana Iorio
Production design: Camilla Garuglieri
Music: Francesco Costanza
Costumes: Beatrice Kranner, Vittoria Salomone
Cast: Gianni D’Addario, Christian Carere, Melissa Di Cianni, Chiara Renzi
Line Producers: Viola Scimiterna, Tommaso Stanchieri
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Returning home after years, Giorgio finds out that his father has filled the void left by his deceased wife with a sex doll. Unable to accept it, Giorgio tries to bring him back to reality, only to discover that his father’s feelings are genuine and that perhaps this surreal presence he can reopen a dialogue that has been broken for years.
A film by: Giuliana Tritta
Idea: Giuliana Tritta
Editing: Giuliana Tritta
Sound Editing: Elisabetta Pola,
Gianmarco Fioretti
Mix: Francesco Sorrentino
Production: Centro Sperimentale di
Cinematografia in collaboration with Archivio Nazionale Cinema Impresa
Let’s go back and understand the origins. Let’s return to the culture of the 1950s, then move forward to the television era of 1969. Where and when was the public first given permission, through a visual culture accessible to everyone, to look at, touch, and possess a woman? Through home movies, we explore what happened in everyday life and how that culture has shaped the world we live in today. Let us go back, analyze, and reflect.
A film by: Luca Fiammengo
Idea: Luca Fiammengo
Editing: Luca Fiammengo
Sound editing: Alessandro Pandolfi, Pietro Garzaro
Mix: Ruben Zoena
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in collaboration with Archivio Nazionale Cinema Impresa, Archivio Storico Olivetti
Ivrea is a small town in Piedmont that celebrates Carnival every year with the famous “Battle of the Oranges,” a symbol of the people’s struggle against the unjust power of a tyrant. This short film draws a connection between the revolutionary spirit, inherent within the town, and the figure of Adriano Olivetti, the visionary industrialist who, upon taking over the management of the Olivetti factories, transformed corporate policies by placing workers at their center.
A film by: Alessia Carraro
Idea: Alessia Carraro
Editing: Alessia Carraro
Sound editing: Ludovica D’Appollonio, Leonardo Forte
Mix: Federico Miconi
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in collaboration with Archivio Nazionale Cinema Impresa, Archivio Audiovisivo Del Movimento Operaio e Democratico
This short film is a hypnotic experience that explores a woman’s loss of identity and her attempt to rebuild herself. Within the labyrinth of the mind, identity dissolves and reality blurs into a series of confused fragments, each one offering a possibility of finding herself once again.
A film by: Luca Armocida
Idea: Luca Armocida, Luigi Grispello
Editing: Luca Armocida
Sound editing: Paolo Galassi, Gianmarco Fioretti
Original score: Francesco Dimiziani
Mix: Federico Miconi
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in collaboration with Archivio Nazionale
A man wakes up in an empty world. He leaves his home in search of someone but finds no living soul. He continues his journey across different countries and continents, from Africa to America—delighted by the discovery of new places, yet all deserted. After spending a long time alone, he recalls his past with his family in a dreamlike vision. Overcome by nostalgia, he decides to return home in the hope of finding someone there. But when he arrives, he finds no one and is left in solitude, beside a decorated Christmas tree.
A film by: Davide Bissoli
Idea: Davide Bissoli
Editing: Davide Bissoli
Sound editing: Giordano Garnetti, Alessandro Pandolfi
Original score: Antonio Arcangeli
Mix: Francesco Sorrentino
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
This short film traces the progression of the parent-child relationship by analyzing American home movies from different eras. Through examining how parents stage and film their own children, it captures the power dynamics, conflicts, and scenes of reconciliation that shape these relationships.
By: Filippo Biasiotto, Gabriele Carollo, Massimo Vagliviello
Script: Massimo Vagliviello
Storyboard: Filippo Biasiotto, Gabriele Carollo
Character design: Gabriele Carollo
Production design: Massimo Vagliviello
Color script: Massimo Vagliviello
Animation: Gabriele Carollo (lead), Filippo Biasiotto
Sound design: Paolo Armao
Line Producer: Dalila Rovazzani
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (sede Piemonte) Scuola Nazionale di Cinema
Atlante bears an enormous responsibility: holding up the heavens. While he stands motionless, a whole world teems with life at his feet, oblivious to his efforts. He, too, longs to live a free life like everyone else, just like the pesky little bird that flutters around him.
By: Matilde D’Ottavio, Mario Grigolon, Federica Murolo, Sofia Stoynova
Script: Mario Grigolon
Storyboard: Mario Grigolon, Matilde D’Ottavio
Character design: Mario Grigolon, Matilde D’Ottavio
Production design: Sofia Stoynova, Federica Murolo
Color script: Sofia Stoynova
Animation: Mario Grigolon, Matilde D’Ottavio, Sofia Stoynova
Compositing: Mario Grigolon
Sound design & editing: Amos Cappuccio
Mix: Vito Martinelli, Zero Db Studios Torino
Line Producer: Dalila Rovazzani
Giona, a shy young boy, is not enjoying himself at all on the crowded beach— unlike his friends. But when curiosity leads him to put on a jockstrap he has found among the rocks, he surrenders to a sea of sensations that had previously frightened him.
By: Aurora Cesarini, Silvia Sabbatini, Marta Zanoni
Script: Marta Zanoni
Storyboard: Silvia Sabbatini, Marta Zanoni
Character design: Marta Zanoni
Production design: Aurora Cesarini
Color script: Aurora Cesarini
Animation: Silvia Sabbatini, Marta Zanoni
Painting: Aurora Cesarini
Editing, VFX: Aurora Cesarini
Compositing: Silvia Sabbatini, Marta Zanoni
Sound Design: Paolo Armao
Mix: Vito Martinelli, Zero Db Studios Torino
Line Producer: Dalila Rovazzani
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (sede Piemonte) Scuola Nazionale di Cinema
Little Giovanni is on his way to school, while outside, the snow is falling thick and fast. It is all too easy to get lost in daydreams and arrive late for class. The situation is all the more difficult for a strict teacher who seems to have forgotten that sense of magic. The Winter Cat will help her rediscover it and share it with her young pupil.
By: Nicola Bartoleschi, Nicoletta Busto, Emanuele Ricciardi
Script: Nicola Bartoleschi
Artistic Direction: Nicola Bartoleschi, Emanuele Ricciardi
Storyboard: Emanuele Ricciardi
Character design: Nicoletta Busto, Emanuele Ricciardi
Production design: Nicola Bartoleschi
Animation: Nicoletta Busto, Emanuele Ricciardi
Line Producer: Dalila Rovazzani
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (sede Piemonte) Scuola Nazionale di Cinema
A charming Italian village, nestled between the sea and the mountains, is flooded every summer with hordes of tourists all hungry for “authenticity.” Between selfies, spaghetti dinners, yachts, fires, and postcard patriotism, the picturesque village is transformed into a grotesque Mediterranean amusement park. But something seems to be on the verge of collapse.
Direction, Screenplay, Editing: Chiara Guastella
Cinematography: Pierpaolo Arata
Sound: Gabriele Aiello
Original score: Lorenzo Barcella
Color: Cristiano Giamporcaro
With: Danilo Lindiner, Stefano Famà, Elita Sperandeo
Sicily has the highest number of UFOs sightseeings in Italy. Three witnesses talk about their experiences: Danilo remembers his abduction; Elita shares a luminous event witnessed with family while Stefano, ex journalist, describes a meeting on mount Etna supported by a mysterious picture. An ironic research that questions our desire to look at the sky.
Direction, Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing: Teresa Nerozzi
Sound editing & mix: Sebastiano Caceffo
Color: Cristiano Giamporcaro
With: Ari Mendez, Laura Rocha
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia Sede Sicilia
Ari left Venezuela to begin her gender transition. But even in Palermo, freedom comes at a cost: to find work, she has to introduce herself as Cristian, a name that no longer feels like her own. As her friend Laura offers a glimpse of a different kind of life, Ari finds herself walking a tightrope between identity and survival.
Direction, Screenplay, Editing: Yana Fedotova
Sound editing & mix: Danilo Romancino
Original score: Irö music-Dreamers, Angelo Sanfilippo
Color: Roberto Salvaggio
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia Sede Sicilia
Children suffer the most during wars, which haunt them even in their dreams. They relive the explosions and lost homes that they will never get back. Over time, their minds adapt, dreaming of a world where,somewhere far away across the sea, they are free from suffering.
Direction, Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing: Cecilia Catani, Rebecca Gugliara
Sound editing & mix: Danilo Romancino
Original score: Dario Comparetto, Simone Palermo
Color: Roberto Salvaggio
Production: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia Sede Sicilia
It’s summer and Silvia confides her intimate secrets to her diary. On the beach, under the hot sun, her body is exposed, vulnerable, and at the same time the object of a desire that is still unknown. Sweat, skin, and glances mingle in a game of curiosity and fear, where every little gesture seems to carry weight. Silvia feels she is completely abandoning her childhood and is afraid of growing up. How does one give their first kiss?
Direction: Francesco Lovino
Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing: Francesco Lovino
Music: Lorenzo Perna
With: Gabriele Notte, Pontificia Fonderia Marinelli
Production: Sede Abruzzo Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
In Agnone, Molise, the Marinelli Foundry preserves an ancestral craft rooted in a primordial relationship between human beings, the earth, and matter. It is an ancient, ritualistic practice that spans the centuries, keeping its original form intact—a process that embodies both destruction and creation.
Direction: Andrea Maria Falzone, Claudio Sponta
Idea, Cinematography, Video and sound editing: Andrea Maria Falzone, Claudio Sponta
Original score: Luca Assogna
With: Luca Mazzoleni, Carlotta Bonci, Paolo Tuccella
Production: Sede Abruzzo Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
At the heart of the Gran Sasso massif, between 2,100 and 2,400 meters above sea level, stand three historic mountain huts: Franchetti, Duca degli Abruzzi, and Garibaldi. This reportage follows a season of life at high altitudes.
Direction: Jacopo Ambroggio, Francesca Marra
Screenplay: Jacopo Ambroggio, Daniele Pellecchia
Cinematography: Fryderik Volponi
Editing: Jacopo Ambroggio
Production design: Samuele Izzo
Music: Isabella Ambroggio, Claudio Tumino
Costumes: Emma Puglia
Cast: Silvano Piccardi (voice), Palma Marangiallo, Leo Besozzi, Claudia Gambino, Romeo Tofani, Ginevra Besozzi, Matilde Giano
Production manager: Arianna Cicutto
Production: Sede Lombardia Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
An institutional announcement produced in collaboration with DYNAMO CAMP
On an ordinary street in an ordinary city stands an apartment building that, at first glance, looks just like anyother. But for its residents, there is something unique about the elevator inside. Every problem that makes life more difficult—whether big or small—seems to find a solution there, almost as if by magic.
Direction: Mirko Rodio
Cinematography: Giulio Rossi
Editing: Mirko Rodio
Choreography: Karlos Kamizele
Cast: Boubaca Charty, Luca Aprile, Illary Maeva, Alessio Bettarello, Mattia Marroncini, Emma Balossi, Doina Tudosa, Sofia Arcangeli, Lisa Devanbez, Giovanni Seck
Production manager: Luca Picolella
An institutional public service announcement produced as part of the Vite Convergenti project, promoted by SITE – the Italian Society for Thalassemia and Hemoglobin Disorders, with an unrestricted grant from Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
Rhythm, words and dance all come together to tell the story of a still little-known condition: sickle cell anemia. The film unfolds as a choreographed performance, accompanied by a voice-over that explains the disease in poetic yet realistic terms, and explores its impact on patients’ lives.
Direction: Giulio Pipitone
Script: Giulio Pipitone
Cinematography: Giulio Rossi
Editing: Giulio Pipitone
Production design: Samuele Izzo
Costumes: Evely Mercuri
Cast: Andrea Stetur
Production manager: Andrea Yu
Production: Sede Lombardia Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
A public service announcement promoted and supported by Fondazione EOS – Edison Orizzonte Sociale to promote social mobility for young people across all social, professional, and economic spheres.
The film takes viewers on a journey into the archive of tomorrow—the only archive that does not preserve the past, but rather the future: the tomorrow of young people.
Direction: Anita Fronza
Screenplay: Luca Piccolella, Anita Fronza
Cinematography: Simone Ciocca
Editing: Anita Fronza
Production design: Samuele Izzo
Costumes: Evely Mercuri
Cast: Luciano Spini, Bianca Soligo
Production manager: Luca Piccolella
Production: Sede Lombardia Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
An institutional public service announcement produced in collaboration with ATS Brescia, a local health protection agency.
A touching story that encourages us to take care of ourselves, reminding us that small gestures can lead to significant changes—and that it is never too late to start.
Direction: Costanza Cavallo
Cinematography: Davide Castagno
Editing: Costanza Cavallo, Ilaria Atzei
Production design: Alen Panganibam
Costumes: Nicole Buonuomo
Cast: Alberto Fasoli, Gianmaria Capece, Alexander Bano, Camilla Ardiani, Martini Montero
Production manager: Irene Zaccarini
An institutional public service announcement produced in collaboration with ATS Brescia, a local health protection agency.
A day that begins with simple gestures, such as waking up slowly and mindfully, with the enjoyment of a healthy breakfast. The morning air can, metaphorically, make us feel younger. Well-being begins this way,with mindful choices and small everyday actions. One step at a time.
Direction: Costanza Cavallo
Cinematography: Davide Castagno
Editing: Costanza Cavallo, Chiara Feliziani
Production design: Alen Panganiban
Costumes: Nicole Buonuomo
Cast: Matteo Alfonso, Francesco Bevilacqua, Corrado Oddi, Alessandra Basile, Cristina Benfenati
Production managers: Irene Zaccarini, Andrea Yu
Production: Sede Lombardia Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
An institutional public service announcement produced in collaboration with ATS Brescia, a local health protection agency.
What if, even when it seems no longer possible, we were given another chance to truly start a new life? An ironic, irreverent invitation to choose a healthier lifestyle before it’s too late.
Direction: Mirko Rodio
Cinematography: Giulio Rossi
Editing: Mirko Rodio
Production design: Alen Panganiban
Vfx, 3D artist: Marco Bonini
Costumes: Evely Mercuri
Cast: Mauri Chiara Carla
Production manager: Andrea Yu
Production: Sede Lombardia Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
An institutional public service announcement produced in collaboration with ATS Brescia, a local health protection agency.
Uno Sguardo Nuovo is a project designed to raise awareness about the importance of participating in preventive screening programs offered free of charge by the Lombardy Region. Three campaigns, each with its own distinct visual approach, all designed to gently capture the viewer’s attentioN.