Private Project

Diego and Eva

Rome, late 1980’s. Diego and Eva play together in Eva’s apartment, fantasising about becoming ‘Diabolik and Eva Kant’, famous Italian comic thieves. After thirty years longing for her, Diego returns to Eva’s empty apartment, and his memories come flooding back. Perhaps there is still hope for their dreams?

  • Carmine Pariante
    Director
    Anne and Juliet
  • Carmine Pariante
    Writer
    Anne and Juliet (2008)
  • Eleonora Pariante
    Key Cast
    " Eva as adult"
    La fine è nota (1993); Zoo (1988); Don Matteo (2000).
  • Antoine Reboul
    Key Cast
    "Diego as adult"
    Hannover (2003); Mondo cannibale (2004).
  • Irene Belluzzo
    Key Cast
    "Eva as child"
  • Matteo Menicacci
    Key Cast
    "Diego as child"
  • Alessandro Rossetti
    Key Cast
    "Estate Agent "
  • Francesca Belluzzo
    Key Cast
    "Eva's daughter"
  • Edoardo Menicacci
    Key Cast
    "Eva's son"
  • Michele D'Agnano
    Animation and Editing
  • Sabina Pariante
    Co-Director
    21 Insonnia (2017); Jonathan degli orsi (1994); Janara (2015).
  • Marina Kissopoulos
    Director of Photography
    Tramonto a Nord Ovest (2023); Looking for Negroni (2021); Endless River (2021)
  • Inspire the Mind
    Production Company
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Diego e Eva
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Romance
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 4, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 2024 London Lift-Off Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    Screened online 18 December 2024 - 9 January 2025
    Official selection
  • 2024 Deluxe Film Festival
    Rome
    Italy
    Not screened yet
    Official Selection
  • 2024 Absurd Film Festival
    Cinisello Balsamo, Milano
    Not screened yet
    Honorable Mention
Director Biography - Carmine Pariante

Psychiatrist, academic, writer, doctor, and aspiring movie director, Carmine Pariante was born in Naples, Italy, from a family of doctors, singers and artists. He moved to London in 1997 to work at King's College London as a Professor of Psychiatry. After a 3-day Intensive Filmmaker Course at the MetFilm School in 2005, Carmine registers with the Raindance Film School, where he completes the Filmmaker’s Diploma in 2006, comprising several modules in writing, directing, editing and producing. After completing the course, Carmine writes, directs and produces his first short, Anne and Juliet, in 2008. The shooting takes place over one week in locations around London, with an international cast and crew. “Diego and Eva” is his second short, and it's shot in Rome, Italy, in Italian. He lives in South-East London.

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Director Statement

"Each memory may seem sad on the surface, but they all end with a message of hope." by Efrosyni Theocharous, InSPIre the Mind - 19 April 2022