The Parents' Room 35mm film, CGI animation, color, sound, loop, 2021 theatrical version: 10'02'' A family gathers around a bed to sing a lament to their own deaths, accompanied by a blackbird. Project supported by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity by the Italian Ministry of Culture under the Italian Council program (2019).
Produced by: Jacqui Davies Producer: Camilla Romeo Original Score: Federico Chiari Production & Prosthetic Design: Lorenzo Cianchi Cinematography: Pierluigi Laffi Animation & Compositing: Diego Zuelli Awards – St. Moritz Art Film Festival / Love at First Sight Award – IndieLisboa / EMEL Short Film Grand Prize – IndieLisboa / Best Animation Award – Cortocircuito, Festival Internacional de Cine / Young Jury Award
Festivals & screenings 2021 Directors' Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, FR FID – International Film Festival Marseille, Marseille, FR Curtocircuíto, Santiago de Compostela, ES La Plata International Independent Film Festival, La Plata, ARG Festival du nouveau cinéma, Montréal, CA Courtisane Festival, Gent, BE Viennale – Vienna International Film Festival, Vienna, AT Márgenes Festival, Madrid, ES Filmmaker Fest, Milano, IT 2022 LSFF, London, UK IndieLisboa, Lisbon, PT St. Moritz Art Film Festival, St. Moritz, CH FICBUEU, Bueu, ES LUFF / Lausanne Underground Film Festival, Lausanne, CH B3 Biennale; Film program, Frankfurt, DE KFFK / Kurzfilmfestival Köln, Cologne, DE |