High Pressure
Mattia and Stefania are a couple living in Milan, Italy. Their lives have been drastically stopped by the Covid-19 Pandemic. When Mattia suddenly discovers to have an issue with high pressure, things start getting even worse. An overview of the pandemic crisis in the Lombardy region from the perspective of a young couple and a hymn to hope.
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Mattia MuraDirectorDrew Nikonowicz - Notes from Anywhere, The Choice of Staying
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Pat McGowanProducer
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Mattia MuraKey Cast
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Stefania CignoliKey Cast
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Alicia CapriniKey Cast
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Simone FiorentinoKey Cast
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Genres:Documentary, Drama
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Runtime:18 minutes 18 seconds
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Completion Date:May 22, 2020
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Production Budget:5,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:Italy
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Country of Filming:Italy, Spain
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Language:English, Italian
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Small Axe - CO-VID Film AwardsTolpuddle, Dorset
United Kingdom
July 17, 2020
Uk Premiere
Semifinalist -
Jharkhand International Film Festival & AwardsRanchi
India
October 9, 2020
Indian Premiere
Official Selection -
HECFF (Human-Environment Care Film Festival)Pickering
Canada
November 8, 2020
Canadian Premiere
Finalist -
3rd Meihodo International Youth Visual Media FestivalFukuoka City, Japan
Japan
January 8, 2021
Japan Premiere
Honorable Mention
Mattia Mura was born in Cecina, Tuscany, in 1992.
He began his artistic career at a very young age as a writer. His fantasy novel, "Liberando Lastlend", was written when he was only 13 years old.
From 2009 to 2013 he is the screenwriter, director and editor of every production (short movies and documentaries) made by Helix Pictures, an indipendent production which promotes Tuscany through video and storytelling.
In 2014 he graduated with 110 cum laude at the University La Sapienza of Rome. In 2015 he was awarded a scholarship and residency at Fabrica Research Centre. During the 3 years he spent there, he filmed the protests in Macedonia during the Colorful Revolution, the art of the american photographer Drew Nikonowicz and he started the project about the spiritual community of Damanhur. Since 2019 he is now a freelance documentary filmmaker based in Milan, Italy.
His works mainly focus on the limits (of life, of perception, of art, of geography...).