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It's Not Dark Yet

IT’S NOT DARK YET is a film that deals with the theme of violence against women, presenting a story of female solidarity. The protagonists are women who, from generation to generation, speak to other women through example and storytelling.
The protagonist tells a little girl the “Story of Jasmin.” In reality, she is recounting her own adolescence, a period during which both love and her human rights were denied to her.
Despite those traumas, today the woman lives courageously in the new life she has earned for herself.
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  • Rossano B. Maniscalchi
    Director
    Beyond the Light (2016), Cocoon Redux (1991/2017), Failing Light (2017), Touch Me (2018), Endless (2018), Denying Beauty (2019), Anyway (2020), Through Our Souls (2020), In the Ring (2021), The Key to Heaven (2022), Beyond (2023), It’s Not Dark Yet (2024)
  • Serena Del Nero
    Writer
    “The Key To Heaven” (2022)
  • Jasmin Stefanazi
    Key Cast
    "Jasmin"
    Beyond (2023)
  • Lorenzo Raphael Provvedi
    Key Cast
    "Jasmin's brother"
    Zoroastro (2017), La partita (2017), Toct (2018), Regression, (2018), Ho sposato mia madre (2019), Denying Beauty (2019)
  • Jean-Pierre Xausa
    Key Cast
    "Father of Jasmin"
  • Lorenzo Mansi
    Key Cast
    "Jasmin's brother"
  • Giulio Bordone
    Key Cast
    "Jasmin's brother"
  • Greta Pardini
    Key Cast
    "Little Girl"
  • Duane March
    Key Cast
    "Male Voice Actor"
    In the Ring (2021), The Key to Heaven (2022), Beyond (2023), It’s Not Dark Yet (2024)
  • Jo Kern
    Key Cast
    "Voice of Jasmin"
    Filmography: 1988: Ede und das Kind (TV movie) 1989: Mit Leib und Seele (TV, 3 Episodes) 1991: Abgetrieben (Cinema film) 1992: Au Pair (Cinema film) 1993: Ein Bayer auf Rügen (TV, 3 Episodes) 1994: Die Brüder (TV movie) 1994: Nur über meine Leiche (Cinema film) 1994: Lutz und Hardy (TV) 1994: Der Bergdoktor (TV, 2 Episodes) 1994: Unsere Schule ist die Beste (TV, 2 Episodes) 1995: Mein Sohn ist kein Mörder (Dt./ital. Coprod. TV movie) 1995: Sterne des Südens (TV, 13 Episodes) 1996: Gegen den Wind (TV, Hawaii, 3 Episodes) 1996: Titus der Satansbraten (TV, 2 Episodes) 1996: Flughafenklinik (TV) 1996: Die unerwünschte Zeugin (TV movie) 1996: Sophie, schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt (TV) 1997: Das Traumschiff – St. Lucia (TV) 1997: Tatort – Der Teufel (TV) 1998: Lonny, der Aufsteiger – (Cinema film) 1998: Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei: Der tote Zeuge (TV) 1999: Mallorca – Suche nach dem Paradies (TV) 2001: Der Clown – Vollnarkose (TV) 2002: SOKO Leipzig – Alte Freunde (TV) 2002: Edel & Starck – Eine fast perfekte Ehe (TV) 2003: Die Wache – Delbrücks Geständnis (TV) 2005: Wilde Engel – Catwalk (TV) 2006, 2012: Pastewka (TV, 2 Episodes) 2006: Wo ist Fred? (Cinema film) 2009: Männersache (Cinema film) 2011, 2015: Die Rosenheim-Cops (TV, 2 Episodes) 2012: Ganz der Papa 2012: Add a Friend (TV, 9 Episodes) 2015: Hubert und Staller – Fit in den Tod (TV) 2017: Dieses bescheuerte Herz (Cinema film) 2018: Beck is back! – Liebe bis zum Schluss (TV) 2021: Inga Lindström: Rosenblüten im Sand
  • Noemi Paoli
    Key Cast
    "Voice of Little Girl"
  • Alida Pozzato
    Key Cast
    "Mother of Jasmin"
  • Serena Del Nero
    Art Director
    “Failing Light" (2017), “Touch Me” (2018), “Denying Beauty” (2019), “Anyway” (2020), “A Thin Slice Of Life” (2021), “In The Ring” (2021), “To the Point” (2021), “The Key To Heaven” (2022)
  • Alberto Maria GEnnuso
    Music & Sound Editing
    "Laudato Creato" (2022), "Beyond" (2023)
  • Francesco Buggea
    Camerman
    The Key to Heaven (2022), Beyond (2023).
  • Alida Pozzato
    Hair Styling & Makeup
    Beyond (2023)
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Social Film, Social Theme
  • Completion Date:
    February 13, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    8,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Film Premiere
    Florence
    Italy
    April 4, 2024
    Private World Premiere
  • The King Review Festival
    Tamil Nadu
    India
    May 4, 2024
    FINALIST
  • Festival Internazionale Inventa un Film
    Lenola
    Italy
    August 1, 2024
    Italian Premiere
    Nomations for: Best Preview Film, Best Scenography, Best Social Theme
  • Style, Experimental, Fashion Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    August 1, 2024
    Winner: BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
  • Best International Film Festival
    Bucharest
    Romania
    August 1, 2024
    Winner: BEST SHORT FILM
  • DIVERSITY Film Festival & Table Read Screenplays
    Toronto
    Canada
    October 4, 2024
    Award Winner: BEST SOUND & MUSIC
  • GSF Awards Cannes
    Cannes
    France
    May 20, 2025
    Winner: BEST DOCUMENTARY
Director Biography - Rossano B. Maniscalchi

As a highly acclaimed photographer and film maker (globally ranked in the top 100) Rossano B. Maniscalchi has worked with many high-profile fashion brands, and his commercial work is limited to specifically chosen high caliber brands.
Rossano works with esteemed companies on promotional films for products that are unique and prominent within the fashion world. His work has always been outstanding, whether in the field of portraiture, art, still life, fashion, culture, beauty and glamour photography, or in advertising and in his work with celebrities such as Barack Obama, Tilda Swinton, Michelangelo Antonioni, Prince Charles, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wim Wenders, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Susan Sontag, Ray Manzarek (The Doors), Mikhail Gorbachev, Salman Rushdie, Andrea Bocelli, Rita Levi Montalcini, Milos Forman, just to name a few.
As photographer and filmmaker he has collaborated in advertising campaigns for Ferragamo Shoes, Sunglasses by Armani, Cartier, Ungaro, Gap, Guess, Limited, Stefanel, Max Mara, Calvin Klein Shoes, Levi’s, Role and Mercedes Benz.
Rossano has a studio in the city of his birth, Florence, Italy. His work takes him to Florida, California, New York and throughout Europe for promotional campaigns. Maniscalchi has a definitive signature style. He communicates a unique personal message and perspective in his work. His many years of creativity for well-known fashion salons and advertising agencies combined with still life, portraiture, fine art and sculpture, have all influenced and developed his modus operandi.
Maniscalchi’s extensive portfolio has been exhibited extensively at art galleries and museums throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. His work continues to maintain important global recognition and his published books have been major sellouts.
Among the film awards he/his films have won are:
BEST FILM, BEST DIRECTOR and BEST FASHION & BEAUTY FILM for "Beyond"
- Global Short Film Awards, Cannes, France 2024
Best Fashion Film for “Beyond”
- Europa Film Festival, Barcelona
Best Film on Romance for "Beyond"
- Berlin New Wave Film Festival, 3rd Season, 2024
BEST FILM and Best Fashion Film for "The Key to Heaven"
- Global Short Film Awards, Cannes, France 2023
Best Documentary for the film "The Key to Heaven"
- French Riviera Film Festival, Cannes, France 2023
Best Documentary for "The Key to Heaven" and Best Art Film for "In the Ring"
- Wisdom Tree International Film Festival 2023
Best Fashion Short and Best Fashion Audience Choice for "The Key to Heaven"
- Film Miami Fest / Best Shorts Worldwide 2022
Best Cinematography for "Anyway"
- Croatia Fashion Film Festival 2022
Best Narration for "The Key to Heaven" (Narrator: Duane March)
- La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival 2022
Best Cinematography for "Anyway"
- Style, Experimental, Fashion Film Festival Jan. 2022, Los Angeles
Best Director for "In the Ring"
- Best Istanbul Film Festival 2022
Best Director for "Touch Me"
- Best Istanbul Film Festival 2021
Best Cinematography for "Anyway"
- Best Istanbul Film Festival 2020
Best Cinematography for "Anyway"
- La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival 2020
Best Artistic Director for "Denying Beauty"
- Palm Beach International Mini Movie & Film Festival 2019
Best Director for "Denying Beauty"
- La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival 2019
Best Supporting Fashion Brand for "Touch Me"
- La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival 2018
Best Visual Effects for “Cocoon Redux”
- Seattle International Film Festival 2017

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Director Statement

Capturing our pure, human form in the silence of light. Life - a luminescent force. Inside myself, the precise instant when an image must be captured and held.