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Eliotropio

Skotto's (K) teen drama. Forced to grow up and wake up from his dream. He does so with his young friends, beautiful and hopeless, flanked by the shadow of death that watches them and awaits their surrender. A gunshot, the end or a new beginning?

Six claustrophobic minutes, which wrap the gazes of the characters in a cocoon of unresolved feelings, not easy to let go, even unconsciously. Sensations that the spectator's gaze carries with it, like the slime of a snail.
The "silence" is an unsettling choice. There is a desire not to induce emotions and sensations with dialogues and music. Silence enters you inside and you are forced to listen to your own breath and that of those around you. In the silence nestles the rage of a generation. And then the liberating gunshot: the rebellion.
Godard, Bunuel, Fellini but also Van Gogh, Andy Warhol have left an image of the world in the making of the young author who tries to illuminate his own desires.
ELIOTROPIO is the story of generation Z, the story of the "book eaters".

  • Niccolò Martella
    Director
  • Niccolò Martella
    Writer
  • Niccolò Martella
    Producer
  • Luca Alterini
    Key Cast
  • Matteo Bellavigna
    Key Cast
  • Viola Briskin
    Key Cast
  • Simone Grammatica
    Key Cast
  • Anastasia Palmieri
    Key Cast
  • Paola Pretari
    Key Cast
  • Matteo Silvi
    Key Cast
  • Antonio Caldarone
    Key Cast
  • Gabriele Badiale
    Director of Photography and Editor
  • GATE
    Music
  • SKOTTO PROD
    Production
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Eliotropio
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 14 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Niccolò Martella

Sono nato a Pontedera (PI) nel 2002. Vivo a Sarzana (SP) e studio Design della Moda al Politecnico di Milano. La passione per il cinema mi accompagna da sempre. Un chien andalou di Luis Buñuel e Masculin et Feminin di Jean-Luc Godard sono i film e gli autori della mia formazione. Mi piace viaggiare e a 17 anni ho avuto la fortuna di studiare in Olanda con Intercultura. Eliotropio è la mia prima opera.
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I was born in Pontedera (PI) in 2002. I live in Sarzana (SP) and I study Fashion Design at the Polytechnic of Milan. The passion for cinema has always accompanied me. Un chien andalou by Luis Buñuel and Masculin et Feminin by Jean-Luc Godard are the films and authors of my education. I love to travel and when I was 17 I was lucky enough to study in Holland with Intercultura. Heliotrope is my first work.

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Director Statement

Amo camminare da solo la notte.
I love walking alone at night.