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Three childhood stories intertwine, portraying alienation within a landscape that is undefined by space and time, enveloped by the pervasive presence of oil, which immerses the city in an aura of decay. The young characters endure the desolation of the Albanian countryside, each embodying different forms of distress, such as desolation and abandonment, rebellion and violence, as well as playfulness and femininity.
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Tre storie infantili si alternano, andando a rappresentare l’alienazione all’interno di un paesaggio non definito dallo spazio e dal tempo; circondato da mura immaginarie invalicabili e contornato dall’elemento del petrolio, che sommerge la città in un’aura di decadenza e surrealismo.
Tutte le giovani personalità sopravvivono nella rovina della campagna albanese presentando diverse forme di disagio quali desolazione e abbandono, ribellione e violenza, gioco e femminilità.

  • Giulia Mancassola
    Director
  • Giulia Mancassola
    Writer
  • Giulia Mancassola
    Producer
  • Elezi Kodhel
    Key Cast
    "Homeless boy | Ragazzo Limousine"
  • Serxho Kaloti
    Key Cast
    "Serxho"
  • Dionis Leshi
    Key Cast
    "Nisi"
  • Kleidi Kaloti
    Key Cast
    "Kleidi"
  • Fiori Laze
    Key Cast
    "Fiori"
  • Sara Laze
    Key Cast
    "Sara"
  • Kozeta Laze
    Key Cast
    "Mom | Mamma "
  • MC Huligani
    Key Cast
    "Rapper"
  • Lavdije Demo
    Key Cast
    "Hairdresser | Parrucchiera"
  • Aleksandra Shyti
    Key Cast
    "Assistant Hairdresser | Aiuto parrucchiera"
  • Giulia Mancassola
    Key Cast
    "Hairdresser's model | Ragazza parrucchiera"
  • Melaize Binjaku
    Key Cast
    "Grandmother's model | Signora"
  • Aleksa Demo
    Key Cast
    "Hairdresser’s granddaughter | Bambina"
  • Elyona Binjaku
    Key Cast
    "Girl in the pictures | Ragazza fotografie"
  • Clotilde Viale Marchino
    Production Manager
  • Deni Neli
    Creative Producer
  • Marco Talarico
    1st AD
  • Deni Neli
    Camera Operator
  • Giulia Mancassola
    Art Director
  • Astrid Ardenti
    Editor
  • Martino Pistolato
    Composer
  • Gerhard Salizzoni
    Sound designer
  • Marco Sciannamea
    Sound designer
  • Elyona Binjaku
    Translation
  • Tea Paci
    Voice over
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Docu-fiction, Dramatic
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 43 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 30, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Albania
  • Language:
    Albanian
  • Shooting Format:
    HDV
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - NABA
  • Alice nella Città
    Roma
    Italy
    October 16, 2024
  • Doclisboa
    Lisbona
    Portugal
    October 24, 2024
    Verdes Anos - Canais TVCine - Best Short Film
  • Festival dei Popoli
    Florence
    Italy
  • The Next Generation Short Film Festival
    Bari
    Italy
    Cinema - Best Short Film (ex aequo)
  • Fipadoc
    Biarritz
    France
Distribution Information
  • NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
    Distributor
    Country: Italy
Director Biography - Giulia Mancassola

Giulia Mancassola was born in Soave, a small town in the province of Verona, in April 1998. After graduating from the Artistic High School, with a specialization in Scenography, she spends a year studying Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Florence. However, she decided to move to Milan, where she begins her studies in Directing in the Media Design and Multimedia Arts program at NABA, the New Academy of Fine Arts, while simultaneously working as a Director
and Art Director.
Her struggle with accepting her Albanian roots led her over the years to deep reflections on her identity, which inspired the creation of her first film, also her thesis project, based on the negative memories of her childhood summers spent in Kuçovë, a small town in the Albanian countryside and her mother’s birthplace.
Her career has been marked by her constant interest in the poetics of the Grotesque, which has shaped a style she strongly identifies with.
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Giulia Mancassola nasce a Soave, un piccolo paesino in provincia di Verona, nel 1998.
Dopo aver conseguito il diploma, studia per un anno a Firenze seguendo il corso di Lingue e Letterature Straniere. Decide però di tornare a Verona per un anno, per poi iniziare gli studi di regia nel corso di Media Design e Arti Multimediali in NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti di Milano, dove lavora contemporaneamente come Regista e Art director.
Il rifiuto verso le sue origini albanesi, l’ha portata negli anni a profonde riflessioni sulla propria identità, stimolandola alla creazione del suo primo film basato sui ricordi negativi della sua infanzia passata a Kuçovë, piccola cittadina nelle campagne albanesi. A segnare la sua carriera è il suo costante interesse per la poetica dell’orrido che ha delineato uno stile al quale si sente appartenere.

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