SYNOPSIS:
A network of surveillance cameras and stolen images within a labyrinthine reality marks the toxic love between two young people, Alice and Francesco. There is no real intimacy between them — only a power game that ultimately leads to revenge porn.
PRODUCTION:
The short film, written and directed by first-time filmmaker Guido Pontecorvo and developed in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Culture, had its world premiere at Alice nella Città, an independent and parallel section of the Rome Film Festival.
It subsequently took part in other prestigious festivals, including Afrodite Shorts, where it won the award for Best Short on Women’s Issues, the Rome Creative Contest, and the Los Angeles Italia Film Festival—a renowned international showcase of Italian cinema held at the Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
It is currently on the festival circuit, distributed by Premiere Film.
YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2024
AWARDS:
Best Short Film with a Female Theme – Afrodite Shorts
Nastro d’argento
CAST:
‘Alice’ – Ambrosia Caldarelli
‘Francesco’ – Daniele La Leggia
‘Arianna’ – Asia Nevi
‘Saverio’ – Matteo Bianchi
CREW:
Director, Story, and Screenplay: Guido Pontecorvo
Executive Producer: Stefania Balduini
Director of Photography: Vincenzo Carpineta
Editor: Marco Garavaglia
Assistant Director: Alessandro Scuderi
Set Design: Priscilla Rossi Pavolini
Costume Design: Daniela Ciancio
Original Score: Lorenzo Taddei
Production Sound Mixer: Marco De Carolis