Private Project

DUMILAPASSI

Giovanni, Peppe, Saro, Nicola, Rocco...
Five of ten soldiers, survivors of an attempted deportation, following their rebellion.
Dumilapassi tells of love and passion, war and madness,
hate and brotherhood.
Dumilapassi is the cursed distance but also the blessed hope.
A mother waiting for her children.
A friend defending the honor of those at war.
A woman giving in to the temptations of a more comfortable life.
Those who think only of themselves and only look after their own interests.
And those who with great courage face the greatest difficulties, to
return to their own land.
While the Germans are laying waste to the whole of Italy.

  • Federico Maio
    Director
  • Federico Maio
    Writer
  • Carmelo Cambria
    Producer
  • Rosario Popolo
    Key Cast
    "Saro"
  • Nicola Popolo
    Key Cast
    "Nicola"
  • Carmelo Cambria
    Key Cast
    "Giovanni"
  • Ruben La Malfa
    Key Cast
    "Peppe"
  • Antonino De Pasquale
    Key Cast
    "Rocco"
  • Federico Panasiti
    Dop
  • Sofia Agnosto
    Sound
  • Federico Maio
    Editor
  • MARF (Federico Maio)
    Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    DUMILAPASSI
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    2 hours 47 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 11, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    French, German, Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    2K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Federico Maio

ENGLISH
Born in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, son of a theater actress mother
and a father who was a photographer and musician, he dedicated himself to theatre, to music and photography since he was a child.
In the theater, he has been seen on stage since the age of 4 and is still active today. In music he began by studying playing the drums and studying solfeggio and electric bass, and then transferred his studies to guitar, piano and music production. Photography soon turned into videography and then became cinematography with the production of some independent series and his first self-produced cinematographic work "MALAMURI", in 2016.
Malamuri was awarded by Radio Milazzo for directing, received the Adolfo Celi award for merit and the official selection of the ICFF.
The film was reproduced throughout Italy, and then landed in Canada on two occasions: the Italian week in Montreal and the ICFF as a guest at the Guzzo cinema.
Hence the creation of the ventitreesimastrada production company and the subsequent creation of the film Dumilapassi.
In 2023 he was awarded for his career with the Messina Cinema Prize.
Since 2023 he has produced and worked on various feature films and short films, in the photography and direction departments.

ITALIANO
Nato a Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, figlio di madre attrice di teatro
e di padre fotografo e musicista, si è dedicato al teatro, alla musica e alla fotografia fin da bambino.
Nel teatro, è visto sul palco dall’età di 4 anni e ad oggi ancora in attività.
Nella musica ha iniziato studiando suonando la batteria e studiando solfeggio e basso elettrico, per poi trasferire i suoi studi alla chitarra, al piano e alla produzione musicale. La fotografia si è presto tramutata in videografia per poi diventare cinematografia con la produzione di alcune serie indipendenti e della sua prima opera cinematografica auto-prodotta “MALAMURI”, nel 2016.
Malamuri è stato premiato da Radio Milazzo per la regia, ha ricevuto il premio Adolfo Celi al merito e la selezione ufficiale dell’ICFF.
Il film è stato riprodotto in tutta Italia, per poi sbarcare in Canada in due occasioni: la settimana italiana a Montreal e l’ICFF come ospite al cinema Guzzo. Da qui la creazione della casa di produzione ventitreesimastrada, e la successiva realizzazione del film Dumilapassi.
Nel 2023 viene premiato alla carriera con il Premio Messina Cinema.
Dal 2023 ha prodotto e lavorato in vari lungometraggi e cortometraggi, nei reparti fotografia e regia.

FILMOGRAPHY

- NEMO - (mid-lenght film) 2014
- MALAMURI Feature Film - 2016
- DUMILAPASSI Feature Film - 2024

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