Private Project

The seventh day

“The modern developed societes do not tend to rule people through the threat of death or hell, but through control over lives and bio powers, of which, now days health-care fundamentalism is the most effective”.

The preface is the symptom of the film’s painful situation.

A group of shepherds is busy in its daily work: milking, pasturing. They show their full commitment for their work.

For their interviews it emerges that something strange is happening: because of mysterious disease named “Scrapie”, the entire herd of more then 2000 sheep has to put down; even she, the goat named Tasha, loved by children, has to be killed.

“Why do they want to kill them? They are not thin, they are fat. I don’t see any disease. I look at them, they are fine; so where did this thing come from for our animals?”

The answer of the Vet:
“It is the law. Even if the disease has been well-known for over 200 years, and has never affected human beings. Therefore we have to kill them all even Tasha.”

In front of the arrogance of the Vet. The shepherd talks sententiously:
“You are all crazy. You all act like a God. You do the hell you like; but one thing you will never reach: the seventh day’s quiet.”

The stamping out starts: dead bodies, blood, knives, docked heads. Dying sheep’s eyes. Life passing away.
The last scene is on Tasha: a dead body in the mass.

  • Achille D'Onofrio
    Director
  • Dirk Van Leewen
    Writer
  • Dirk Van Leewen
    Producer
  • Gjon Toma, Vasile Nedes, Demetru Mogos, Claudio Desideri
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Il settimo giorno
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    30 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 10, 2004
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • TORINO CINEMAMBIENTE (2004).
    TORINO (Italy)
    2004
    First prize as best Italian Documentary.
  • Arcipelago film festival (2004)
    Roma (Italy)
    June 4, 2004
    Special mention
  • CINEMA FESTIVAL VISIONI ITALIANE (Bologna 2005)
    Bologna (Italy)
    November 24, 2005
    Special mention
  • PARMA VIDEO FILM FESTIVAL
    Parma (Italy)
    January 24, 2006
    Special prize of jury
  • PREMIO INTERNAZIONALE DOCUMENTARIO REPORTAGE MEDITERRANEO (Catania – Siracusa 2005).
    Catania - Siracusa (Italy)
    Selected
  • UNIVERSO CORTO (Pisa 2006)
    Pisa (Italy)
    3th prize
  • COLIGNY THEATRE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (2007),
    Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. USA.
    May 11, 2007
    First prize
  • COLUMBIA GORGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    www.ANGAELICA.COM
    August 15, 2012
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
Director Biography - Achille D'Onofrio

THE SEVENTH DAY
Il Settimo Giorno

BIOGRAPHY AND FILMOGRAPHY

Achille D’Onofrio was born in Bagnoli del Trigno (Isernia) Italy.

He graduated in Veterinary Medicine and graduated in Philosophy.

He lives and works in Rome.

He also directed Ovis Sacra Fames (1999). Award for best documentary in the “Festival

Internazionale del Cortometraggio – CORTO IMOLA FESTIVAL 2000 –

At the moment he is completing his third film called “Veritas Filia Temporis”

He is the author of the screenplay “Coming from the Void” awarded at Canada International Film Festival (2012), section Raising Star.

The film “Il Settimo Giorno – The Seventh Day –“ was awarded the following prizes:

TORINO CINEMAMBIENTE (2004).
First prize as best Italian Documentary.
Primo premio “Over”.

FESTIVAL DELLA CRITICA CINEMATOGRAFICA E TELEVISIVA “DELL’ALTA MARCA ANCONETANA” (2004).
First prize.

FESTIVAL ARCIPELAGO (Roma 2004)
Special mention.

CINEMA FESTIVAL VISIONI ITALIANE (Bologna 2005)
Special mention.

PARMA VIDEO FILM FESTIVAL (2005)
Second prize.

PREMIO INTERNAZIONALE DOCUMENTARIO REPORTAGE MEDITERRANEO (Catania – Siracusa 2005).
Selected.

UNIVERSO CORTO (Pisa 2006)
Vincitore 3° classificato

COLIGNY THEATRE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (2007),
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. USA.
First prize.

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