Paese Che Vai - When In Rome
Set in a small town in the Italian countryside, a young and handsome Alfredo returns home after a long time along with his partner Mattia, an African American man. After meeting Alfredo's grandmother, the sweet and crazy Donna Maria, the pair go to see Alfredo's father, Sor Pucci. Alfredo must break the news to his old-fashioned father about his secret. Little did he know his secret will churn into a series of unexpected comic events. This tongue-in-cheek comedy runs parallels alongside on the choices we make.
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Luca PadriniDirectorhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm1656977
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Luca PadriniWriterhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm1656977
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Simona TomaWriter
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Luca PadriniProducerhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm1656977
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Cinzia BomollProducerhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm3468658/
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Vijaykumar MirchandaniProducerThey Are No Less, Where The Streets Have No Name, The Process, Love Can't Be Locked Down, Divide-Time to Breathe
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Alessandro BenvenutiKey Cast"Sor Pucci"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0073043
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Rocco FasanoKey Cast"Alfredo"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6108068/
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Giusy ValeriKey Cast"Donna Maria"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1012388
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Jason PrempehKey Cast"Mattia"
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Lorenzo PozzanKey Cast"Alfredo's old Friend"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5130825
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Giuseppe MottolaDirector Of Photography
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Ginevra LuorioEditor
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ
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Runtime:11 minutes 5 seconds
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Completion Date:January 31, 2020
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Production Budget:20,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Italy
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Country of Filming:Italy
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Language:Italian
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Shooting Format:Arri Alexa Plus
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Aspect Ratio:1:85
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Nassau Film FestivalNew Jersey
United States
May 10, 2021
Official Selection -
Sunscreen Film FestivalSt. Petersburg, Florida
United States
May 1, 2021
Florida
Official Selection -
North Europe International Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
March 10, 2021
Best Editing of A Foreign Language -
Apex Short Film & Music Video Film FestivalTucson
United States
February 10, 2021
Official Selection -
Indian International Short Film Festival “CINEMASCOPE AWARDS 2020”Kolkata
India
December 20, 2020
Official Selection -
East Europe Film FestivalWarsaw
Poland
December 15, 2020
Best LGBTQ Award -
Mumbai International Cult Film FestivalMumbai
India
December 5, 2020
Nest LGBTQ short, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting actor in a Comic role -
Motion Pictures International Film FestivalAlberta
Canada
November 17, 2020
Official Selection -
Internacional Queer Film Festival Del CarmenQuintana Roo
Mexico
November 13, 2020
Official Selection -
Cyrus Short Festival of TorontoToronto
Canada
October 15, 2020
Award Winner - Best Comedy -
Kaleidoscope LGBTQ+ Film FestivalLittle Rock
United States
November 5, 2020
Official Selection -
Reel Affirmations: Washington Dc's International LGBTQ Film FestivalWashington DC
United States
October 15, 2020
Official Selection -
Way Out West Film FestivalAlbuquerque
United States
October 9, 2020
Official Selection -
Dumbo Film FestivalNew York
United States
October 10, 2020
Finalist -
Reel Q Pittsburg LGBTQ Film FestivalPittsburg
United States
October 8, 2020
Official Selection -
Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film FestivalCardiff
United Kingdom
October 6, 2020
Official Selection -
Rome Independent Cinema FestivalRome
United States
October 6, 2020
Official Selection -
SoCal Film AwardsHuntington Beach, California
United States
October 4, 2020
Award Winner -
San Diego Italian Film FestivalDel Mar
United States
October 15, 2020
Official Selection -
Connecticut LGBTQ Film FestivalHartford
United States
October 2, 2020
Official Selection -
Out On Film Atlanta LGBTQ Film FestivalAtlanta
United States
September 24, 2020
Official Selection -
The Hollywood First Time Filmmaker ShowcaseHollywood
United States
August 13, 2020
Official Selection -
Monmouth Film FestivalRed Bank
United States
August 14, 2020
New Jersey Premiere
Official Selection -
Flickers Rhode Island Film FestivalRhode Island
United States
July 4, 2020
Official Selection -
Indy ShortsIndianapolis
United States
July 21, 2020
Official Selection -
Frameline44: San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film FestivalSan Francisco
United States
June 27, 2020
Official Selection -
OUTShine LGBTQ+ Film FestivalMiami
United States
September 1, 2020
Official Selection -
Top Indie Film Festival
Japan
May 15, 2020
Winner Best Story, Best Writing, Best Twist / Nominations - Best Story, Best Writing, Best Twist, Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Music, Best Original Idea -
Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase 2020Cannes
France
World Premiere
Official Selection
Distribution Information
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Vijaykumar MirchandaniSales AgentCountry: WorldwideRights: All Rights
Luca Padrini started his career as an Assistant Director in 2001 and then went on to work in some of TV, Advertising & Features' most successful and popular productions such as HBO's "Rome," "Miracle at Sant'Anna" by Spike Lee, "Nine" Robert Marshall's musical, "Inferno" by Ron Howard. He's offered his expertise to award-winning directors like Jane Campion, Cristina Comencini, Dario Argento, Alessandro Baricco, Emanuele Crialese, Paolo Sorrentino, Fernando Meirelles, Giuseppe Capotondi. His work in advertising includes music video "Turn Up the Radio" starring Madonna. In 2012, Luca was awarded the Short (D)Vision Award for the best screenplay for his short film "Cinema Italia," and in 2017, he was the winner of the well-known competition “Television Concept and Animation” CSC Foundation and SIAE for the television series “Five Minutes Before”. Luca is a member of the SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA QUALIFICATION LIST - DIRECTOR GUILD OF AMERICA as 1ST AD.
This short film is just an act of love to my father who I thought was the last person in the world who would be able to accept my “little secret”. But he did not.
The gorgeous town of "Sutri" near Rome, where the Master Federico Fellini shot some frames of "La Dolce Vita", is the perfect frame to build a simple and neat tale where maybe you need to go a little deeper to understand a different layer.
I don’t intend to surprise the audience in the climax with the "revelation", but instead depict other parallels using different pointers for the same meaning. Nowadays we say "it's easy", "the world is open", "nobody cares"...but in reality, it’s not totally true.
Still the fight is harsh around you, and first of all, inside you!
With this short film, I hope to bring a smile along with a reminder to always keep our freedom of choice in high regard to be what you are. The fundamentals of freedom on a broader landscape, not limiting it just to sexual preference.
We all have little secrets and there comes a time we need to share that secret. Little do we contemplate what the final outcome will be and are always on the fence. This is realistic phenomenon that everyone goes through at least once in their lives including me. I wanted to tell the audiences to take the leap of faith and go for it...it will not only release the burden off your chest but you could be in for a surprise. I wanted to creatively present the idea keeping it light hearted and not as a sermon. Hoping that people take this with a pinch of salt, laugh it off and be happy!