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Sonia's Story

The short movie is set in Florence in the '70s. It opens with a tribute to the Sergio Leone’s movie “The good, the bad and the ugly”. All children who were born in Italy in the ’60 knew about this film. The Director’s quote from the famous “Triel” is the stylistic device to introduce the story of Sonia from age 11 to adulthood. The spectator gets in touch with the feelings of an entire generation through Sonia's life. That historical and political period in Italy is marked by terrorism and the movie describes the generational conflict of people at that time. Following utopian ideals, some Italian young people renounced their backgrounds and behaved violently. In the film, this behaviour is evoked as Sonia's emotional journey. Due to her actions, she lived a long period of detention, during which time she constructively reviewed her past. Sonia's life is marked by her love for art and beauty, so the Roman amphitheatre in Fiesole where she used to play as a child, welcomes her, at the end of her personal renaissance, finally free.

  • Lorenzo Guarnieri
    Director
  • Lorenzo Guarnieri
    Writer
  • Lorenzo Guarnieri
    Producer
  • Alba Grigatti
    Key Cast
    SONIA
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 17, 2012
  • Production Budget:
    150,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital Red Epic
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2,35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 5TH jiff International Film Festival 2013
    Jaipur
    India
    January 31, 2013
    indian Premiere
    Best Sound Editor
  • 15TH SF Independent Film Festival 2013
    San Francisco
    United States
    February 20, 2013
  • 12TH Riff Awards Film Festival 2013
    Rome
    Italy
    April 7, 2013
    Italy Premiere
  • Los Angeles Movie Awards 2013
    L.A
    United States
    May 16, 2013
    NO
    Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Award of Excellence
  • Color Tape International Film festival 2013

    Australia
    April 30, 2013
    Australian Premiere
    Nominated for Best Picture Award
  • 1th FICIB Festival International Du Cinema 2013
    Bafoussan
    Cameroon
    June 27, 2013
    NO
    Best Director
  • Madrid International Film Festival 2013
    Madrid
    Spain
    June 12, 2013
    NO
    Best Lead Actress
  • Sardinia Film Festival 2013
    Sassari
    Italy
    July 2, 2013
    NO
  • SIFF Salento International Film Festival 2013
    Tricase
    Italy
    July 5, 2013
    NO
  • 7TH Shortini International Film Festival 2013
    Augusta
    Italy
    July 18, 2013
    NO
  • IFF International Film Festival 2013
    Jakarta
    Indonesia
    July 31, 2013
    Indonesia Premiere
    Honorable Mention, F.Fellini Gold Award
  • 8TH Pentedattilo International Short Film festival 2013
    Pentedattilo
    Italy
    August 2, 2013
    NO
  • Columbia Gorge International Film Festival 2013

    United States
    August 13, 2013
    NO
  • IFAB International Film Awards Berlin 2013
    Berlin
    Germany
    August 29, 2013
    German Premiere
    Honorable mention
  • London International Filmakers Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    August 26, 2013
    NO
    Best Director of Short Foreign Language Film
  • IFFSRV International Film festival 2013
    Jakarta
    Indonesia
    NO
    Award of Excellence
  • Doshima International Film Festival 2013
    Jakarta
    Indonesia
    August 31, 2013
    NO
    Platinum Award best European Short Film, Platinum Award Best Editing
  • WFA International Film Festival 2013
    Jakarta
    Indonesia
    NO
    Golden Award Best Director, Golden Award Best Cinematography, Award of Merit best Editing
  • LIFF Lucerne International Film Festival
    Lucerna
    Switzerland
    NO
  • 4TH Dad Saheb Phalke International Film festival 2014
    New Delhi
    India
    NO
    Special Festival Mention
  • New Filmakers New York Film festival 2014
    New York
    United States
  • 2ND Goa Short Film Festival
    Goa
    India
    NO
  • IPHIAS International Film festival 2015

    Jamaica
    Jamaica Premiere
  • 76TH Unica Eorld Film Festival 2014
    Piesteny
    Slovakia
    NO
    Mèdaille de Bronze
  • 5TH Best Short Competition International Film Festival 2014
    San Diego
    United States
    March 11, 2014
    NO
    Award of Merit
  • 48TH Annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival 2015
    Houston
    United States
    NO
    Remi winner Award
  • 2nd NMIFF International Film Festival 2015
    Navi Mumbai
    India
    May 5, 2015
    NO
    Best Cinematography
  • Sarmat International Film Festiva 2015
    Sarmat
    Russian Federation
    Best Actress
  • 19TH NYC PictureStart Film Festival 2015
    New York
    United States
    NO
  • Push Film Festival 2015

    United States
    NO
  • Golden Door International Film Festival 2015

    United States
    NO
  • 4TH Bangalore Shorts Film Festival 2015
    Bangalore
    India
    NO
    Best Background Music
  • Cebu International FilmFestival 2015
    Cebu
    Philippines
    Philippines Premiere
    Jury Mention
  • FAFF International Fine Arts Film Festival
    Venice
    United States
    June 23, 2015
    NO
    Best Narrative Short Film
  • 10 Hamilton Film Festival 2015
    Hamilton
    Canada
    June 17, 2015
    Canada Premiere
  • Industry BOOST Competition

    United States
    NO
    Finalist
  • Pegaso Rispect Film Festival 2017
    Pistoia
    Italy
    October 11, 2017
    NO
    Best Short Film
  • 9TH Indie Fest Usa International Film Festival 2015

    United States
Distribution Information
  • Guarnieri Lorenzo
Director Biography - Lorenzo Guarnieri

Film studies
Collaboration on a number of projects with Rachid Benhadj
5th Assistant Director to Antonio Capuano in the film “Giallo”
Studies with Carlo Lizzani, Dario Argento, Renzo Martinelli, Giuseppe Ferrara.

Film projects
“Sonia’s Story” - short film (2012)
“Parentesi Tonda” - short film (2006)
“Bach and Trio Chitarristico Italiano” Videoclip (2008)

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