Private Project

SHUT UP

Ezio, a newspaper advertiser, is in a relationship with two women: Irene, his wife, ironic, caring and always smiling, and Sofia, a work colleague, quiet, reserved and very sweet. Although his wife does not suspect anything about, Ezio lives badly his betrayal and the guilty feelings push him to lose control. He really loves Irene and hates himself for his behaviour. So why does he not break up with Sofia? The real problem is that our minds and bodies tell us different stories about who we are and what we want. The truth vanishes and we find ourselves living in a blurred reality that we cannot understand.

  • Andrea De Benedictis
    Director
  • Andrea De Benedictis
    Writer
  • Cecilia Mesiti
    Writer
  • Natascia D'Augelli
    Writer
  • Ignazio Ligani
    Producer
  • Cecilia Mesiti
    Producer
  • Riccardo Curci
    Key Cast
    "Ezio"
  • Enza Rossi
    Key Cast
    "Sofia"
  • Caterina Montanari
    Key Cast
    "Irene"
  • Marco Vanni
    Key Cast
    "Sig. Colombo"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    NON DIRLO
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, erotic drama
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 20, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Aspect Ratio:
    21:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Andrea De Benedictis

Born in 1993, Andrea De Benedictis made his debut as a film actor interpreting the main antagonist of the short film "Techsteria" by Acid Rain Production and the protagonist of the short "Mr Trip" by Matteo Saggiani.
He then worked as background actor for the film "The King's Man" by Matthew Vaughn.
In the meantime, and after having attended the Cinelab training course, he decided to totally devote himself to the seventh art by enrolling in the course of “Cinema and Media Engineering” and covering more and more important roles in various Turin troupes.
He was character actor and script supervisor for "Un Fiore dalla Polvere”, background actor and script supervisor for "Una Giornata di Lavoro" and then assistant director and script supervisor for "Mantis Religiosa" (all directed by Antonio D'Aquila).
He finally wrote and directed his first original work, "Non Dirlo", and directed, wrote and edited the mockumentary "Il Pianeta" as the final project of the "Re / Edit" stage of the Aiace Summer School using only archive material.

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Director Statement

This production, by showing some behaviors of a man who is facing a heavy psychological trauma, tries to explain the influence that the mind has on the cognitive and sensorial perception of each individual and on his way of seeing the world. Objectivity is nothing but a mere ideal: in the world there are only infinite subjective realities conditioned by emotions, desires and memories.