Private Project

Physis

Φύσις is the original and fundamental reality, the intrinsic nature at the base of all things. It represents a universal principle, not dependent on social conventions, collective morality or human laws.

Deep in a claustrophobic routine, an office worker lives his monotonous life. His soul has become poisoned and appears as a thick black liquid...
His silent cry for help will not remain unheard.

  • Walter Rastelli
    Director
    Le Rendez-Vous des Arts, Jumpcut
  • Walter Rastelli
    Writer
  • Walter Rastelli
    Producer
  • Raffaele Rastelli
    Producer
  • Carmine Guardascione
    Key Cast
    "The Man"
  • Giuseppe Tufano
    Key Cast
    "The Colleague"
  • Geremia Longobardo
    Key Cast
    "The Boss"
    L'Amico di Famiglia
  • Andrea Cerbone
    Key Cast
    "The Surgeon"
  • Antonio De Rosa
    Cinematography
    Le Verità, The Escape, Era Giovane e Aveva gli Occhi Chiari
  • Walter Rastelli
    Editing & VFX
    Le Rendez-Vous des Arts, Jumpcut
  • Paolo Cotrone
    Music
  • Walter Rastelli
    Production Design
  • Sveva Germana Viesti
    Make Up Artists & SFX
    Rabbia Furiosa - Er Canaro
  • Cristina Correra
    Make Up Artists & SFX
    FIshman
  • Virginia Lo Russo
    Make Up Artists & SFX
  • Antonio Foscarin
    Drone Operator
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Φύσις
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 26, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Full Anamorphic, Digital S35
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2,35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Walter Rastelli


Walter Rastelli began to attend courses in Cinema and Film Direction already during his high school period; to this are added several personal studies in the fields of photography, video editing and 3D animation. After finishing his studies, he moved to Rome where he continued his studies privately at the Libera Università del Cinema in Rome. In the meantime, he attended several sets in the capital, made several amateur short films and joined some friends in the area of Naples, united by a passion for cinema. This led, in October 2016, to the founding of Drazil Production, a cultural association dedicated to the production of low budget short films.

In 2017 he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples to obtain a degree in Cinema, Photography and Television. In 2018, to deepen his skills and knowledge of 3D animation, he enrolled in an annual course of Autodesk Maya at the Ilas.

Since 2018 he has been co-founder and organizer of the Phlegraean Film Festival, an international short film festival established in the city of Bacoli and in the entire territory of Campi Flegrei.

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Director Statement

This short film was born out of the frustration of a year spent in the office working as a 3D Lighter. The environment was great, the coworkers perfect, but spending hours and hours and hours behind a desk, with no opportunity for artistic expression, confined within four walls, deprived of my time and the beauty of nature, created big problems for me.
Man is not made for such things. Man is a free animal, society is poison.
We have to return to nature if we want to avoid our destruction....