ITALY, GREECE / 15 MIN / 2024 / FICTION / DCP 2K / 1.37:1 / 5.1 / COLOR
Subtitles available: EN, IT, ES, FR, GR
Corviale, Roma. Rita è una giovane madre che lavora come bracciante agricolo presso un terreno. Stanca della solita vita, e terrorizzata da un futuro incerto, inizierà a sognare un nuovo futuro grazie all’incontro con una Mental Coach.
Corviale, Rome. Rita is a young mother working as a farmer. Tired of his lonely life and terrorized of her uncertain future, she begins to dream of a better life thanks to a meeting with a Mental Coach.
Festivals & Awards
Drama International Short Film Festival (GRC, 2024) – Academy Award® Qualifying Film Festival
Brussels Short Film Festival (BEL, 2024) – Academy Award® Qualifying Film Festival
Sansalvastorie (ITA, 2024) – Best Short Film, Audience Award
Videocorto Nettuno (ITA, 2024) – Best Look
Ceprano Film Festival (ITA, 2024) – Best Script
Inferenze Short Film Festival (ITA, 2024) – Young Jury Award
Festival de Cinema de Castel Volturno (ITA, 2024) – Best Actress
Incorti Ravvicinati (ITA, 2024) – Best Fiction Short Film
ShorTS Festival (ITA, 2024)
No Bounds Short Film Festival (ITA, 2024)
Orvieto Cinema Fest (ITA, 2024)
Francigena Film Festival (ITA, 2024)
Job Film Days (ITA, 2024)
Visioni Corte International Short Film Festival (ITA, 2024)
CortoLovere (ITA, 2024)
Alessandria Film Festival (ITA, 2024)
Asperger Film Festival (ITA, 2024)
Accordi@Disaccordi International Film Festival (ITA, 2024)
Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Short Films (EGY, 2024)
Press - Interviews & Reviews
Living for the City Blog by Marina Brudaglio
Flix GR – Review
starring
Laura Pizzirani, Roberta Palumbo, Matilde Mancini
directed by
written by
Antonio Tribulato, Kristian Xipolias
produced by
Berardo Carboni, Stefano Chiavarini
production company
Piroetta s.r.l, Limbo Film
co-production company
ABFAB Productions, Eternal Joy Movies
assistant director
Guglielmo Loliva
director of photography
Jacopo Meneghin
art direction
Laura Cattelan
costumes
Ilze Fula Adumane
make up
Teresa Milieri
editor
Christos Giannakopoulos
sound design
Mazin Helal
original music
Michele Catania
distribution and world sales
Kristian's bio
Kristian Xipolias is a film director that was born in Italy in 1988. He studied Architecture and Film Directing. He wrote and directed the short film Fiori (2021), that has been nominated for Globo d' Oro 2022 and awarded at several national and international Festivals. ‘Fiori’ is available on Rai Cinema Channel. His latest work is 36 Roses Street [Via delle Rose 36] (2024). Nowadays he is working on the last part of his short film trilogy and in his first feature film 35 Giorni di Sole (working Title). He is a co-founder of the artistic collaboration Kunstrukt (2019).