Experiencing Interruptions?

MASCARA

Manuel is a transgender teenager who is facing the first tough moments of his gender dysphoria. Every attempt to mirror the male sex to which he feels he belongs is useless. Having to hide his true nature from the people around him is an additional suffering to live with. His mother, however, understands what is happening and, with inevitable concern, decides to stay next to him, explaining in a letter how much the love she feels for him goes beyond anything.

  • Riccardo Arpaia
    Director
  • Riccardo Arpaia
    Writer
  • Michele Carrara
    Producer
  • Giorgia Fumagalli
    Key Cast
    "Manuel"
  • Maria Grazia Di Donato
    Key Cast
    "Mom"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 8, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • London Independent Film Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    Best Drama Short
Director Biography - Riccardo Arpaia

Riccardo Arpaia was born in Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) on August 3, 1996. He is a young emerging film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed “Take my hand” and “Scoliosis”, two very popular video clips on the most important social networks. In August 2019 he wrote and directed "Shot", a short film currently enrolled in numerous international film festivals. In 2019 he obtained a diploma in Directing and Screenwriting at the National Academy of Cinema in Bologna.
From 23 June to 6 July 2019 he studied and obtained a master at the University Of California, Los Angeles School of Theater, Film and Television.
From 2012 to 2017 he studied and obtained a diploma in theater and film acting, diction, phonation and theatrical play at the Vesuviana Del Teatro Academy in Ottaviano (Naples).

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