Experiencing Interruptions?

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.

  • Daniel Mercatali
    Director
  • Daniel Mercatali
    Writer
  • Daniel Mercatali
    Producer
  • Loredana Mendicino - Alessandro Manganoni - Claudia Delucca
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Amore Malato
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 23 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 21, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    600 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    1080 25P
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    July 10, 2017
    Best Documentary
  • FICNOVA - Festival Internacional De Cine De La NOVIOLENCIA Activa
    Madrid
    Spain
    Official Selection
  • Un Film per La Pace
    Gorizia
    Italy
    February 10, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Amarcort Film Festival
    Rimini
    Italy
    November 10, 2017
    Finalist
  • AltFF Alternative Film Festival
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada
    September 23, 2017
    Finalist
  • International Short Film Festival Kalmthout Belgium
    Kalmthout, Antwerpen
    Belgium
    September 18, 2017
    Finalist
  • Moving Pictures Festival
    Kalmthout, Antwerpen
    Belgium
    October 15, 2017
    Finalist
  • Moonfaze Feminist Film journal
    Los Angeles
    United States
    November 30, 2017
    Finalist
  • Los Angeles CineFest
    Los Angeles
    United States
    August 7, 2017
    Semi-Finalist
  • StoneFair International Film Festival
    Piatra-Neamt
    Romania
    May 8, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Transylvania Cinema Awards
    Targu Mures, Mures
    Romania
    September 15, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Woodengate Film Festival
    Baia Mare, Maramures
    Romania
    October 21, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Move Me Productions Belgium - Film Festival
    Kalmthout, Antwerpen
    Belgium
    August 1, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Chinese American Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    October 13, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Clean Shorts Film Festival
    Choctaw
    United States
    February 28, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Social Machinery Film Festival
    Rizziconi RC
    Italy
    August 20, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Roma Cinema Doc
    Roma
    Italy
    August 4, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Red Phoenix International Film Festival
    Warren
    United States
    May 31, 2018
    Official Selection
  • FICSAM International Mental Health Film Festival
    Faro
    Portugal
    September 8, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Mama Afika Film Festival
    Ontagata Rongai, Kajiado
    Kenya
    October 31, 2017
    Official Selection
  • International Film Festival Zoom - ZBLIZENIA
    Jalena Gora
    Poland
    December 15, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Cardiff International Film Festival
    Cardiff
    United Kingdom
    October 5, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Miami Indipendent Film festival
    Miami Beach
    United States
    September 1, 2017
    Official Selection
  • MEDFF Mediterranean Film Festival
    Siracusa
    Italy
    October 30, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Cefalù Film Festival
    Cefalù, Palermo
    Italy
    December 31, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Night Of The Short Film Antwerp
    Antwerpen
    Belgium
    August 24, 2018
    Semi-Finalist
  • The Lift-Off Sessions
    London
    United Kingdom
    June 23, 2019
    Official Selection
  • WOW Film Festival Tunisia
    02165-208-4749 Maison De Culture Ibn Zaydoun Elomrane
    Tunisia
    March 2, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Southeastern International Film Festival
    Nashville, Tennessee 37208
    United States
    November 1, 2019
    Semi-Finalist
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions
    London
    United Kingdom
    January 19, 2020
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Daniel Mercatali

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.

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