Private Project

Matrioska

In a laboratory full of flawed string puppets, Noah wants to be a perfect string-puller, but he needs an assistant. Sabik, a puppet who says only 'yes' or 'no', helps him managing the odd puppets: sleepy, despotic or completly mad.
Until...

  • Viola Folador
    Director
    Samuel
  • Viola Folador
    Writer
    Samuel
  • Istituto Cinematografico Michelangelo Antonioni
    Producer
    Beep
  • Amnesia Films
    Producer
    #99, Castelcascante
  • Lightman Productions
    Producer
    Samuel
  • Tommaso Terigi
    Key Cast
  • Tommaso Simonetta
    Key Cast
  • Vittorio Carotenuto
    Key Cast
  • Giulia Marolli
    Key Cast
  • Chicco Colmbo
    Key Cast
  • Mattia Migliarino
    Key Cast
  • Ivonne Nicastro
    Key Cast
  • Serena Franchi
    Key Cast
  • Giada Bossi
    Key Cast
  • Federico Rizzi
    Original Score
  • Cristian De Giglio
    Director of Photography
    E fu sera e fu mattina
  • Isotta Santus
    Set designer
  • Fabio Landi
    Operator
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Steampunk, Fantasy, Sci-fi
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 26, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    1,600 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Roma Cinema Doc

    Italy
    Best student film
  • ICMA

    Italy
    Best Director
  • TOFF: The Online Film Festival

    Best Scenography
  • Amarcort

    Italy
Director Biography - Viola Folador

Viola Folador was born in 1993
She has always been in love with writing, film and photography, as a child is influenced by the gothic soul of Edgar Allan Poe, the films by Tim Burton and fascinated by all that is strange, intricate, decadent.
After finishing her high school specialized in foreing languages, she enrolls at the Film Institute Michelangelo Antonioni.
During her studies she takes part in numerous productions, mainly short films and commercials as assistant director and production assistant, also with writers and directors such as Virgilio Villoresi.
In 2013 she founds the group Lightman Productions with a colleague and she directs her first commercials such as 'The Future is growing', 'Basta poco' and 'Paul and tennis' purchased from CheBanca.
'Matrioska' is her first short film that she wrote and directed personally and through which begins to be known thanks to numerous appearances at festivals and screenings.
Afterward, thanks to Confcommercio - Terziario Donna, ICMA and Moviechrome, realizes a second short film: 'Samuel'. Also she started working as production assistant and assistant director to production companies such as ComboCut Film and Moviechrome.

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