Private Project

Chameleon

Andy, a 20 years old thoughtful guy, comes back to his hometown (rural england) after the death of his father, Abraham, a famous chameleon expert. When he arrives he discovers that his dad left his laboratory full of chameleons to him. Since Abraham constantly neglected Andy to look after his Chameleons, the young guy has subconsciously adopted Chameleon features.

  • Alessio Marzilli
    Director
  • Alessio Marzilli
    Writer
  • Alessio Marzilli
    Producer
  • Samuel Woodhams
    Key Cast
    "Mike"
    Loop De Li - Bryan Ferry (music video)
  • Eloise Thomas
    Key Cast
    "Blue Andy"
    PROFILE, directed by Timur Bekmambetov
  • Sinclair Bransby-Williams
    Key Cast
    "Red Andy"
  • Daniel Brindley
    Key Cast
    "Green Andy"
  • Sonja Quita Doubleday
    Key Cast
    "Aunt Shelly"
  • Judyta D. Potocka
    Director of Photography
  • Judyta D. Potocka
    Camera Operator
  • Dylan Hughes
    Gaffer
  • Tianyi Zhou
    First Assistaint Camera / Focus Puller
  • Johanna Ort
    Second Assistaint Camera
  • Luke Meeson
    Sound Recordist
  • Freyja Pakarinen
    First Assistaint Director
  • Heidi Jones
    Script Supervisor
  • Alessio Marzilli
    Casting Director
  • Judyta D. Potocka
    Casting Director
  • Alessio Marzilli
    Costumes
  • Alessio Marzilli
    Art Director
  • Alessio Marzilli
    Editing
  • Judyta D. Potocka
    Color Correction
  • Alessio Marzilli
    Sound Mix
  • Emma Butt
    Sound Mix
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Coming of age
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 39 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 23, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    1,600 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • British Film Institute - First Screening
    London
    United Kingdom
    August 23, 2018
  • FirstCut 2019 film festival
    Pune
    India
    March 9, 2019
    India Premiere
    Fiction - Official Selection
  • TriBeCa Film Center- Downtown Urban Arts Film Festival 2019
    New York
    United States
    May 18, 2019
    USA premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Alessio Marzilli

I'm an Italian Film maker, born in 1993.

I've always been exposed to the world of the art, in every single form, from paintings to films, trough music videos and theater plays.

I graduated with a BA in Media Art at the Academy of Fine Arts Frosinone (IT) in 2017.
After the BA I moved to UK where I finished my studies at the University for the Creative Arts Farnham, where I graduated with an MA in Film making.

Currently I'm in Italy, where I'm working as a film director for Fandango s.r.l.

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Director Statement

Did you know that Chameleons change their skin color due to their emotions and not just to hide themselves?

Chameleon is the result of years of ideas, people that I met, their stories, new experiences, the losses, the places where I lived, all blended together in my first year as a foreign student in UK. During this year I mixed what I already had in my mind with what I gained here. The result is an organic, spontaneous, and unpredictable story.

Self-acceptance, anger, love, green, red and blue, Chameleon is an experimental visual experience.

Chameleon highlights the connection between human and animal behaviors; can we be free like them?