Private Project

WHY...

A young boy who is mostly busy in his mobile gets a challenge from his mother. The challenge is simple but tricky.

  • Dev
    Director
  • Dev
    Writer
  • Caterina Morina
    Writer
  • Dev
    Producer
  • Federica Bracarda
    Key Cast
    "Mother"
  • Carlo Apice
    Key Cast
    "Boy"
  • Valerio Apice
    Key Cast
    "Teacher"
  • Vincenzo Bonanata
    Key Cast
    "Librarian"
  • Caterina Morina
    Production Design
  • Federica Bianchi
    Production Design
  • Caterina Morina
    Assistance
  • Giulia Castellani
    Assistance
  • Federica Bracarda
    Assistance
  • Caterina Morina
    Sound Recordist
  • Dev
    Cinematography & Editing
  • Francesco Tresca
    Original Background Score
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Perché...
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, children, kids, family, short, short film, cortometraggio
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 10, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Short to the point
    Bucharest
    Romania
    Official Selection, Children Short, March 2019
  • Lisbon Film Rendezvous
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Dev

Devendra, very passionate for Cinema and Storytelling. Since teenage, understood he wants to be a filmmaker. Born in the middle-class Indian family, where becoming Engineer/Doctor is the parent’s dream for their children, he also pursued Engineering in Information Technology but could never stop his passion for cinema. While working, in 2009, he wrote, produced and directed his first short film.
He could never attend any Film School or workshop but keep learning by watching the cinema of famous directors, whether Indian or International. The Internet is a blessing for filmmakers like him, he tries to learn through online courses, YouTube videos in order to keep enhancing and nourish his filmmaking knowledge.
Since 2013, living in Italy, learned a new language, and made a psycho-thriller short film in 2017, in the Italian language.
Now presenting his latest short film, in the Italian language, wrote, produced and directed by him. This film is very special as it deals with a world which is around as parents, guardians and responsible for social evolution among children.

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Director Statement

Making films is a passion which gives me great satisfaction.