Shorts

SHORT FILMS

+39, 2007
Director: Augusto Modigliani / 10’ / Italian / English subtitles
The fugitive life of an immigrant named Rosa in the streets of Milan.

Adil and Yusuf, 2007
Director: Claudio Noce / 30’/ Italian / English subtitles
Two Somalian boys, Adil and Yusuf’s struggle to hang on to life in Rome.

Alice, 2008
Director: Stefano Anselmi / 8’ / Italian / English subtitles
Alice visits her mother Giulia at a psychiatric clinic every Sunday. However, the truth is, neither Giulia is her mother, nor Alice is a visitor.

The Door of Forgiveness, 2008
Director: Francesco Sperandeo / 15’ / Arabic / Italian – English subtitles
In a journey to sanctify his soul, Mehdi heads for desert.

End of the Line, 2007
Director: Alessandro Celi / 13’ / Italian / English subtitles
Four men’s nightfall journey on a train turns into a horrible adventure.

Giants, 2007
Director: Fabio Mollo / 24’/ Italian / English subtitles
Young Pietro faces the most frightful feature of the mafia in South Italy, the code of silence.

Bride Hair, 2007
Director: Marco Danieli / 22’/ Italian / English subtitles
Giulia’s plans change, after she bumps into an old schoolmate right before her wedding day.

The Job, 2007
Director: Marco Danieli / 16’ / Italian / English subtitles
Silviano’s challenging wait due to unemployment...

Under No One’s Sky, 2008
Director: Fabio Filippi / 23’ / Italian / English subtitles
Four teenagers make plans to assassinate a minister.

A Bag Snatch, 2008
Director: Alfonso Postiglione / 16’ / Italian / English subtitles
A true bag snatch story that takes place in Naples.

URSULA FERRARA

With her 8 short films, Ursula Ferrara, one of the greatest authors of contemporary Italian animation film will be presented by MedFilm Festival. She is an author in the truest sense of the term, because she creates her drawings and films entirely on her own allowing for both ethical and aesthetical freedom. Her works are impeccable, but thanks to the skilful use of pencils, brushes, oils and transparencies they are also full of metaphors and do not exude the digital coldness typical of computer graphics. Her animation films communicate to the viewer intense emotions, such as the appeal of a fantasy world and the raw vitality of memories, which thrill, amuse and encourage the audience to think. Her short films are spontaneous and direct, but each individual still frame secures a specific moment or event to eternity.