ITALY / 10 MIN / 2020 / FICTION, MOCKUMENTARY / HD / 1.85:1 / STEREO / COLOR
Subtitles available: English, French, Deutsch, Italian, Spanish
In Serravalle Langhe, a small northern town in Italy, 300 cows are missing. All but one: Gea, the last cow. Edo, owner of Gea, gathers the community on a plan how to face the loss of the rest of the animals. Barack Obama, famous for his love for cows, decides to visit Serravalle Langhe. But now the cow, is missing.
A Serravalle Langhe, un paesino del Nord Italia, scompaiono 300 mucche. Tutte tranne una: Gea, l’ultima mucca. Edo, proprietario di Gea, coinvolge la comunità in un piano per far fronte alla scomparsa di tutto il bestiame. Quando la pagina Instagram di Gea diventa più popolare di quella di Barack Obama, il suo staff organizza una visita ufficiale a Serravalle affinché l’ex presidente, noto amante delle mucche, possa conoscere Gea. Improvvisamente però, anche Gea scompare nel nulla.
En Serravalle Langhe, un pequeño pueblo del norte de Italia, 300 vacas desaparecen. Sólo queda una: Gea, la última vaca. Edo, el propietario Gea, reúne a la comunidad con un plan para afrontar la adversidad. Barack Obama, noto por su amor por las vacas, decide visitarla. Pero ahora es Gea quien desaparece.
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Festivals & Awards
- Piemonte Documenteur Film Festival (Italy, 2020) – winner Premio del pubblico, Menzione speciale della giuria
- Castelli Romani Film Festival Internazionale (Italy, 2020)
- Cuneo Film Festival (Italy, 2021)
- Pop Corn – Festival del Corto (Italy, 2021) – Menzione speciale
- Andaras Traveling Film Festival (Italy, 2021)
- Umbria Film Festival (Italy, 2021)
- Terre da Film Festival (Italy, 2021)
- Food Film Festival (Italy, 2021) – winner Premio Speciale Miglior opera di creatività, Premio World Food Programme – Fondazione Creativi Italiani
- Voce dei Boschi Film Festival (Italy, 2021) – winner Miglior Cortometraggio
- Kimera International Film Festival (Italy, 2021)
- Calvi Festival (Italy, 2021) – winner Miglior Cortometraggio
- Bugia Film Festival (Italy, 2021)
- Rassegna Documè (Italy, 2021)
- Festival Internacional de Cine de las Yungas (Argentina, 2020)
- BAFICI (Argentina, 2021)
- Divercine (Uruguay, 2021)
Reviews & Interviews
- ‘Il collettivo asterisco e la mucca più famosa di Instagram’ – Fabrique du Cinema
- ‘Quando un paese inizia a raccontare bugie’ – Ideawebtv.it
- ‘Nunca abandona la nobleza y la autenticidad de sus personajes’ – Funcinema
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written and directed by
Paolo Bonfadini, Irene Cotroneo, Davide Morando
produced by
Paolo Bonfadini, Irene Cotroneo, Davide Morando, Katerina Pimstein
production company
asterisco*, Cinelabio
cinematographer
Paolo Bonfadini, Davide Morando
film editor
Davide Morando
sound design
Davide Morando, Stefano Scotti
original music
Luca Fois
distribution & world sales
Paolo Bonfadini's bio
Paolo Bonfadini is an italian film and TV director and freelance screenwriter. He is currently working as a technical director for Sky Sport 24. He graduated in History at the University of Milan and in Film Directing at Civica Scuola di Cinema L. Visconti. His graduation movie Black Water was presented at Milano Film Festival in 2019. In 2020 he is co-founder of the creative collective asterisco*.
Irene Cotroneo's bio
Irene Cotroneo was born in 1996 in Bergamo, Italy. After humanistic studies, she graduated in Production at Civica Scuola di Cinema in Milan. In 2019 she worked for Fremantle Italia as a member of the logistics coordination team during X Factor’s Live. In 2020 she was 2AD for the 2nd season of the TV serie “Scatola Nera”, available on Prime Video. Recently, she has co-founded the creative collective asterisco*.
Davide Morando's bio
Davide Morando is an Italian director and editor. He has worked as a freelance Creative Producer for several television networks such as Paramount Network, MTV, Comedy Central and Sky. In 2017 he was nominated for the PromaxBDA Global Excellence Awards in Los Angeles. He has directed several short films, including: Sam Body, Gea and Gli Atomici Fotonici starring Giovanni Storti. In 2020 he is co-founder of the creative collective asterisco*.