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Crazy heart

A short film that broadly tells the story of Saverio Pallucca, the first heart transplant recipient to run the New York City Marathon in 1987. Telling his story is his son Domenico Pallucca, who lets us into his experience by showing us the pros and cons of being the son of a man considered a hero at the time.

  • Eleonora Cecconi
    Director
  • Eleonora Cecconi
    Writer
  • Alessandro Trionfetti
    Producer
  • Giandomenico Pallucca
    Key Cast
    responded
  • Davide Corrado
    Key Cast
    runner
  • Rio Sacro
    Music
    title: Pastorale
  • Giulio Catarinelli
    Sound engineer and audio mix
    sound director
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 19, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Eleonora Cecconi

Young first-time director who comes from the world of theater: trained artistically with theater workshops on the art of acting held by the Liminalia Theater Company in Perugia (Grotowski Method). She becomes its professional actress from 2009 to 2013.
In 2015: She attends the advanced theater training course at Officina delle arti P. Paolo Pasolini in Rome, theater and directing section directed by M. Venturiello, studying directing with professionals such as: Armando Pugliese, Paolo Coletta, Veronica Cruciani, Germano Mazzocchetti, M. Letizia Gorga, Massimo Venturiello.
In 2020 he began working on film sets as an assistant director.
In 2024 she participates in Masterclas Acting and Directing with Italian screenwriter and director Francesca Archibugi.

CINEMA
Fratelli Ferretti VS Real Madrid: Assistant Director. Feature film directed by Roberto Costantini, ESP and Marvin Film production, year 2023, with Rodolfo Mantovani, Daniele Ridolfi, Ashai Lombardo Arop, Mauro Cardinali, Francesco Bolo Rossini, Giulia Zeetti

L'ennesimo compleanno: Director. Short film directed by Eleonora Cecconi, Production by Alessandro Trionfetti, co-produced by Productions from Below, executive producer ESP and Zenith Cinema, year 2021. Screened by Perugia's Zenith Cinema in the outdoor film festival Destate la notte in 2022. Acknowledgements: - Festival Perso Perugia Social Film Festival (Italy): Selected, year 2021 - International Toronto Women Film Festival (Canada): Selected, year 2021 - Montreal Independent Film Festival: (Canada): Selected, year 2021 - Paris International Short Festival: (France): Finalist, debut directing section, year 2021 - Kansas Art House Festival (USA): Winner best debut female director section, year 2022 - Vienna International Film Award: (Austria): Finalist best debut female director section, year 2021

Music VIDEO CLIP
- Elsewhere / Animals: Assistant director. Music video clip directed by Roberto Costantini and Ashai Lombardo. Produced by ESP. Year 2024.
- Radio Notte: Director. Music video clip directed by Eleonora Cecconi. Photography by Roberto Costantini, year 2021.

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Director Statement

DIRECTOR'S NOTES:
I met Giandomenico about 6/7 years ago and he told me that he would like to do a play about his father's story. I told him that maybe the theatrical language was not the right language for this story and that I would think about it. A few months ago I found the key after talking again with Giandomenico, who, in telling me his father's story, was actually telling me about the consequences that his father's presence and/or non-presence in his life had brought.
DIRECTORIAL CHOICES
The short film is still in the final editing stage, below are some of the formal and stylistic choices made:
- the interviewee is attached to the wall, talking to him before filming came up with this psychological and economic situation of him feeling and having felt after the death of his father, cornered.
- The runner represents training and readiness to participate in another marathon: life.