Unhealthy love
Laura and Richard are known to a Party; each other immediately triggered a spark that leads them dating assiduously. The two apparently seem very happy and in love, so much that they decide to live together, but Richard is revealed almost immediately highly jealous, possessive and violent. Begin the first quarrels within the home, she faces almost daily beatings along with death threats. Laura can not believe that the man who seemed to love her so much, now has turned into an individual so evil and wicked. During a sleepless night, alone in bed, think about the happy moments spent with him, but those sweet memories are immediately broken by bitter memories and distressing experiences related to incidents of violence. I strongly shake the conscience of Laura memories that decides the next morning to call the central anti-violence. The woman is being received at the offices of the counseling center by a psychologist and a lawyer that tells his sad story. The video ends with a "total recovery" alternated with the extreme close-ups of a group of women, (some of which are truly victims of stalking and violence), who have volunteered their image in order to arouse the conscience of other women who have suffered and suffer violence, aiming to promote a campaign of denunciation and awareness against violence against women.
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Daniel MercataliDirector
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Daniel MercataliWriter
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Daniel MercataliProducer
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Loredana Mendicino - Alessandro Manganoni - Claudia DeluccaKey Cast
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Project Title (Original Language):Amore Malato
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Runtime:14 minutes 23 seconds
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Completion Date:March 21, 2016
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Production Budget:600 EUR
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Country of Origin:Italy
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Country of Filming:Italy
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Language:Italian
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Shooting Format:1080 25P
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Eurasia International Monthly Film FestivalMoscow
Russian Federation
July 10, 2017
Best Documentary -
FICNOVA - Festival Internacional De Cine De La NOVIOLENCIA ActivaMadrid
Spain
Official Selection -
Un Film per La PaceGorizia
Italy
February 10, 2016
Official Selection -
Amarcort Film FestivalRimini
Italy
November 10, 2017
Finalist -
AltFF Alternative Film FestivalToronto, Ontario
Canada
September 23, 2017
Finalist -
International Short Film Festival Kalmthout BelgiumKalmthout, Antwerpen
Belgium
September 18, 2017
Finalist -
Moving Pictures FestivalKalmthout, Antwerpen
Belgium
October 15, 2017
Finalist -
Moonfaze Feminist Film journalLos Angeles
United States
November 30, 2017
Finalist -
Los Angeles CineFestLos Angeles
United States
August 7, 2017
Semi-Finalist -
StoneFair International Film FestivalPiatra-Neamt
Romania
May 8, 2017
Official Selection -
Transylvania Cinema AwardsTargu Mures, Mures
Romania
September 15, 2017
Official Selection -
Woodengate Film FestivalBaia Mare, Maramures
Romania
October 21, 2017
Official Selection -
Move Me Productions Belgium - Film FestivalKalmthout, Antwerpen
Belgium
August 1, 2017
Official Selection -
Chinese American Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
October 13, 2017
Official Selection -
Clean Shorts Film FestivalChoctaw
United States
February 28, 2018
Official Selection -
Social Machinery Film FestivalRizziconi RC
Italy
August 20, 2017
Official Selection -
Roma Cinema DocRoma
Italy
August 4, 2017
Official Selection -
Red Phoenix International Film FestivalWarren
United States
May 31, 2018
Official Selection -
FICSAM International Mental Health Film FestivalFaro
Portugal
September 8, 2017
Official Selection -
Mama Afika Film FestivalOntagata Rongai, Kajiado
Kenya
October 31, 2017
Official Selection -
International Film Festival Zoom - ZBLIZENIAJalena Gora
Poland
December 15, 2017
Official Selection -
Cardiff International Film FestivalCardiff
United Kingdom
October 5, 2017
Official Selection -
Miami Indipendent Film festivalMiami Beach
United States
September 1, 2017
Official Selection -
MEDFF Mediterranean Film FestivalSiracusa
Italy
October 30, 2017
Official Selection -
Cefalù Film FestivalCefalù, Palermo
Italy
December 31, 2017
Official Selection -
Night Of The Short Film AntwerpAntwerpen
Belgium
August 24, 2018
Semi-Finalist -
The Lift-Off SessionsLondon
United Kingdom
June 23, 2019
Official Selection -
WOW Film Festival Tunisia02165-208-4749 Maison De Culture Ibn Zaydoun Elomrane
Tunisia
March 2, 2020
Official Selection -
Southeastern International Film FestivalNashville, Tennessee 37208
United States
November 1, 2019
Semi-Finalist -
First-Time Filmmaker SessionsLondon
United Kingdom
January 19, 2020
Official Selection
Daniel Mercatali was born in Faenza on 9th March 1985 into a family from the countryside of Romagna. His father taught him to work in the fields and Daniel also inherited a passion for photography from him, learning the technique. After working for TV channels such as Teleromagna, since 2010 Daniel has specialised in shooting and editing video. He also decided to try his hand at film making, founding SC MOVIE PRODUCTION and producing short films which touch on social issues, involving the region of Romagna, its municipalities and the Regional and Provincial bodies. His short film Speranza di un Domani (Hope of Tomorrow), which was officially selected at the Cinema Avvenire di Roma Festival and the Un film per la Pace Festival, is his debut work, which was followed by L'infame (The Infamous). Daniel then went on to produce Anima Spenta (Dead Soul), a documentary to raise awareness about the issue of stalking. The film was screened in regional cinemas in Emilia-Romagna and was well-received by the public. In the same year, Daniel produced and distributed a music video clip, Anima Spenta, taken from the soundtrack of the same documentary film. In 2016, he produced a short film called Amore Malato (Unhealthy Love), focussing on violence against women which was presented at various film festivals. It was ranked Best Documentary Film by the Eurasia International Film Festival (Russia), and listed in 25 official selections around the world including countries such as Belgium, Romania, Italy, Spain, United States, Portugal, Canada, the United Kingdom, Africa and Poland. In the same year, Daniel produced the short film Farfalle al buio (Butterflies in the dark) dedicated to the visually impaired, which won 3 awards: Best Movie Concept Award at the Social Machinery Film Festival (Italy), Best Screenplay and Audience Award at the Caselle Film Festival (Italy) and was listed in 17 official selections worldwide including Italy, Serbia, Greece, United States, Portugal, Canada, the United Kingdom and Africa. In 2017, Daniel produced a short film about alcohol abuse, Un sorso di vita (A Sip of Life), which was awarded a Mention of Honour in Canada, followed by 9 official selections worldwide including Italy, the United States, Africa and Canada. In 2018, he produced a music video clip for the band Le Testharde entitled Spremuta di mostro which was presented at various Film Festivals and ranked Best Music Video by the Eurasia International Film Festival (Russia) and listed in 9 official selections around the world including Italy and the United States. This became the soundtrack to a short film, Spremuta di Most(r)o, which Daniel produced and directed in 2019. His aim was to bring back the origins of his family and the age long values of rural families living in Romagna.In January 2020, Daniel completed another music videoclip - Apatia - for band Le Testharde. Pre-sented at numerous film festivals, it has received 4 best music awards and, for the moment, 15 offi-cial selections. The videoclip is still competing at a number of other festivals.After a year of the COVID pandemic, and whilst waiting for the situation to improve, Daniel par-tnered with Agnese Dall’Agata to work on a video clip - Lazzaro - by rapper Layz.
DANIEL Mercatali nasce a Faenza il 9 marzo 1985 da una famiglia della campagna romagnola. Dal padre, oltre agli insegnamenti dei campi, riprende la passione della fotografia e acquisisce la tecnica. Dopo aver lavorato per canali tv come Teleromagna, dal 2010 si specializza in ripresa e montaggio video. Mettendosi in gioco e aprendo la SC MOVIE PRODUCTION avvia la strada della produzione di cortometraggi a sfondo sociale che prevedono un forte coinvolgimento del territorio romagnolo e dei comuni della zona, oltre che la Regione e la Provincia. Il cortometraggio “Speranza di un Domani”, selezionato ufficialmente al Festival "Cinema Avvenire di Roma" e al Festival “Un film per la Pace” è la sua opera di esordio, a seguire “L'infame”. Successivamente produce il docu-film “Anima Spenta”, un documentario per portare all'attenzione del pubblico la tematica dello stalking. Il film viene proiettato nelle sale cinematografiche dell'Emilia Romagna ed ottiene un grande consenso da parte del pubblico. Nello stesso anno produce e distribuisce il videoclip musicale “Anima Spenta” tratto dalla colonna sonora dell’omonimo docu-film. Nel 2016 produce lo short-movie “Amore Malato” questa volta rivolgendosi alla violenza sulle donne, presentato a vari Film Festival e classificato al primo posto come Best Documentary Film dall’Eurasia International Film Festival (RUSSIA),di seguito 25 selezioni ufficiali in tutto il mondo tra cui Belgio, Romania, Italia, Spagna, Stati Uniti, Portogallo, Canada, Regno Unito, Africa e Polonia. Nello stesso anno produce il cortometraggio “Farfalle al buio” dedicato alle persone ipovedenti e Vincitore di 3 premi: Best Movie Concept Award al Social Machinery Film Festiva (ITALIA), Miglior Sceneggiatura e Premio del Pubblico al Caselle Film Festival (ITALIA) e 17 selezioni ufficiali in tutto il mondo tra cui Italia, Serbia, Grecia, Stati Uniti, Portogallo, Canada, Regno Unito e Africa. Nel 2017 produce un cortometraggio sull’abuso di alcol ”Un Sorso di Vita” e avuto una Menzione D’Onore in Canada e di seguito 9 selezioni ufficiali in tutto il mondo tra cui Italia, Stati Uniti, Africa e Canada. Nel 2018 produce il videoclip musicale della band Le Testharde dal titolo “Spremuta di Mostro” presentato a vari Film Festival e classificato al primo posto come Best Music Video dall’Eurasia International Film Festival (RUSSIA) e di seguito 9 selezioni ufficiali in tutto il mondo tra cui Italia e Stati Uniti, colonna sonora del cortometraggio Spremuta di Most(r)o Prodotto e diretto nel 2019 nel quale Mercatali vuole riportare le origini della sua famiglia e gli antichi valori delle famiglie agresti romagnole.Nel Gennaio 2020 conclude un altro videoclip musicale per la band Le Testharde “Apatia” anche quest’ultimo presentato in diversi Film Festival di cui riceve 4 Best Music Award e 15 selezioni ufficiali per il momento, Il videoclip è ancora in concorso ai Film Festival. Dopo un anno di Pandemia in attesa che migliora la situazione del virus Mercatali insieme ad Agnese Dall’Agata firmano il videoclip “Lazzaro” dell’artista rapper Layz.