Private Project

Anyway

A woman has lost the thread of her existence, has the feeling of losing touch with reality, experiences the fear of not regaining a full and coherent sense of self, risking irreversible disorientation.
With a touch of the surreal, “Anyway", recounts the strange succession of events that haunt a writer with an identity crisis.
Through her hallucinated itinerary full of magical places, unexpected encounters, and evocative creatures, the protagonist will be saved from disorientation and rediscover her love of writing. Amanda Denver arrives in Florence filled with expectations and hope of leaving all her various personal problems behind. Her emotional fragility and the need to follow a man who is only the projection of her desire, or more simply a misunderstanding or a perceptive error, will lead her to chaotically enter the city with out a precise destination.
In the film, Florence appears to us in all its aesthetic glory, all thanks to Amanda and her tenacious desire to know and discover. The Ponte Vecchio and the river Arno, the Duomo, along with the alleyways and piazzas, reflect the mysterious charm of the night.
The stadium’s empty space will powerfully mark the writer’s return to her work, having finally freed herself from her inner ghosts.

  • Rossano Maniscalchi
    Director
  • Fulvio Carbone
    Writer
  • Francesca Marallo
    Executive Producer
  • Serena Del Nero
    Art Director
  • Roman Shonokhov
    Film Editor
  • Carlo Anzilotti
    Scenography
  • Paolo Cognetti
    Music
  • Roman Shonokhov
    Sound Engineer design
  • Incoronata Di Leo
    Production & Communication
  • Francesca Marallo
    Production & Communication
  • Barbara Kal
    Voice Over
  • Tara Johnson Delgado
    Actor/Actress
  • Barbara Kal
    Actor/Actress
  • Roberto Siepi
    Actor/Actress
  • Fabrizio Salvatori
    Actor/Actress
  • Valerio Salvatori
    Actor/Actress
  • Kristi Ritchey
    Actor/Actress
  • Anna Daei
    Make up Artist
  • Mauro Vitali
    Hair Stylist
  • Anna Malysheva
    FASHION STYLIST
  • Massimiliano Morriconi
    Drone
  • Maria Gaia Piccini
    JEWELRY
  • Giuliano Mazzuoli
    JEWELRY
  • Soheil Turan
    Backstage
  • Giovanni Malik
    Camera’s assistant
  • Federico Pantaleoni
    Camera’s assistant
  • Marika Franchi
    Graphic Designer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    romance, drama
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 15 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • La Jolla Fashion Film Festival
    San Diego
    United States
    Online Covid
    Best Cinematography
Director Biography - Rossano Maniscalchi

Rossano B. Maniscalchi works extensively, as both a photographer and film maker, within the global fashion industries, particularly in America and Italy. He has strong connections with La Jolla International Film Festival in his capacities of both a judge and, in 2017, also a nominee with his film ‘Failing Light’, which was commissioned by Dami Shoes in Italy. The films that make it into the final program for the festival represent the top 1% of the most brilliant and creative directors in contemporary filmmaking.
As a highly acclaimed photographer and film maker (globally ranked in the top 100) Rossano B. Maniscalchi has worked with many high profile fashion brands. His commercial work is limited to specifically chosen high calibre brands. Rossano is currently working with several esteemed companies on promotional films for products that are unique and prominent within the fashion world. His work has always been outstanding, whether in the field of portraiture, art, still life, fashion, culture, beauty and glamour photography, or in advertising.

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Director Statement

Award's:
- Best support fashion brand with the film “Touch Me”, 2018
- International Fashion film festival La Jolla USA
Art 4 peace award 2018, Best international fashion film, Saban Theater, Beverly Hills Califonia USA
- Best Director with the film “Denying Beauty” 2019,
International Fashion film festival La Jolla USA
- Best Artistic Director, Best Make-up, Best Mini Movie LGBTQ with the film “Denying Beauty” 2019, Palm Beach International Mini Movie and Film Festival
- Best Cinematography, "Anyway", La Jolla USA