UN GIORNO DI LUCE - Short Film 24'

Year: 2022

Director: Matteo Vanni

DOP: Alessandro Valori

Cast: Miriam Bardini, Cristina Brandi, Francesca Cellini, Daniele Favilli, Maurizio Pistolesi, Gianmaria Vassallo

Screenplay by: Consuelo Cipriani, Matteo Vanni

Production Company: Gonzo Design, Kahuna Film in collaboration with Clam

 

Synopsis:

Luce is a girl who lives with her father and who tries to face the normality of everyday life despite her existence has been upset by the premature loss of her mother. During his service as a volunteer palliative care assistant for the terminally ill, Luce meets Agata an elderly lady with a not very easy temper. Luce will see something in Agata that few others have been able to see and, as if to retrace the last moments with his mother, will give Agata what she needs most: “a ray of sunshine” in the darkness of illness.

 

Awards:

  • Best First Time Filmmaker at HIIFF – Heart International Italian Film Festival 2023
  • Best Short Film at Redwood Film Festival 2022
  • Best Short Film at Venus Community Awards 2023
  • Best Social Film at Basilicata International Film Festival 2023
  • Best Short Film at Andromeda Film Festival 2023
  • Best Short Film at The Gladiator Film Festival 2023
  • Best Short Film at Close Film Festival 2023
  • Best Supporting Actress at Caorle Independent Film Festival 2023
  • Best Actress at Sipontum Arthouse International Film Festival 2023
  • Best Poster at Night of Drama Shorts 2023
  • Best Poster at Close Film Festival 2023

 

Selections:

  • Finalist at Wolf Film Festival 2023
  • Finalist at Vesuvius International Film Awards 2023
  • Semi-Finalist atFestival del Cinema di Cefalù 2022
  • Quarter-Finalist at WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival 2024
  • Quarter-Finalist at Figari International Short Film Fest 2023
  • The Asian Rivers Film Festival 2022
  • Rome Prisma Film Awards 2023
  • Rieti e Sabina Film Festival 2023
  • Ostia Film Festival 2023
  • Montecatini International Short Film Festival 2022
  • Metropolis Film Festival 2023
  • Los Angeles Short Film Award 2023
  • 8 & Halfilm Awards 2023
  • Castel Lagopesole International Short Film Festival 2023
  • Kalakari Film Fest 2023
  • Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions 2022
  • Liverpool Indie Awards // LIA 2023
  • VIFF – Varese International Film Festival 2023