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THE CHOICE

𝖠 π—Œπ–Ύπ–Ύπ—†π—‚π—‡π—€π—…π—’ π—Œπ—‚π—†π—‰π—…π–Ύ π–Όπ—π—ˆπ—‚π–Όπ–Ύ, 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 π—ˆπ–Ώ 𝖺 π–½π—‹π–Ύπ—Œπ—Œ π—π—ˆ 𝗐𝖾𝖺𝗋 π—ˆπ—‡ 𝖺 𝖽𝖺𝗍𝖾, 𝖼𝖺𝗇 π—Œπ—ˆπ—†π–Ύπ—π—‚π—†π–Ύπ—Œ π—π—Žπ—‹π—‡ π—ˆπ—Žπ— π—π—ˆ 𝖻𝖾 π–Ίπ–Όπ—π—Žπ–Ίπ—…π—…π—’ 𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 π–½π—‚π–Ώπ–Ώπ—‚π–Όπ—Žπ—…π— π—π—ˆ 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾.
𝖠𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗒 π—π—ˆ 𝗁𝖾𝗋 π—ˆπ—π—‡ 𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗒 π–½π—ˆπ—Žπ–»π—π—Œ 𝖺𝗇𝖽 π—π—π—ˆπ—Žπ—€π—π—π—Œ, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 π—‰π—‹π—ˆπ—π–Ίπ—€π—ˆπ—‡π—‚π—Œπ— 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝖺 π—Œπ—ˆπ—…π—Žπ—π—‚π—ˆπ—‡ 𝖻𝗒 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 π—ˆπ—‡ 𝗁𝖾𝗋 π—‚π—‡π—Œπ—π—‚π—‡π–Όπ—.

  • Manuel Juri Vitali
    Director
  • Manuel Juri Vitali
    Writer
  • Carlotta Oggioni
    Key Cast
  • Gabriele Pirola
    Director of Photography
  • Daniele Appiani
    Editing
  • Andrea Brenna
    Assistant Director
  • Tatiana Marangon - Paolo Sandionigi
    Thanks
  • Valeria Redigolo & Mark David Mathias
    Subtitles
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    LA SCELTA
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Dramedy
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 28 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Couch Film Festival
    Toronto - Canada
    Canada
    Semi-Finalist
  • Vindhya International Film Festival Madhya Pradesh
    Sidhi - India
    India
    Winner: Special Jury
  • Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Salerno
    Salerno - Italy
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • Red Wood Film Festival
    Online Edition
    Winner: Best Short Film
  • Reale Film Festival
    Cinisello Balsamo - Italy
    Italy
    Winner: monthly awards (Best Italian Film)
  • Fisheye Film Festival
    Buckinghamshire - England
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • Lake View International Film Festival
    Ludhiana - India
    India
    Winner: Best Drama Film
  • Depth of Field International Film Festival
    Nassau - USA
    United States
    Winner: Best of Show (Zero Budget)
  • 12th Underground Cinema Film Awards
    Dublin - Ireland
    Ireland
    Official Selection
  • Omnia Film Award
    Salice Terme - Italy
    Italy
    Winner: Best Editing
  • Caorle Independent Film Festival
    Caorle - Italy
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • Open Window International Film Challenge
    Calcutta - India
    India
    Winner: Best Short Fiction
  • SIFF - Switzerland International Film Festival
    Aubonne
    Switzerland
    Official Selection
  • Mumbai Indie-Film Festival
    Mumbai - India
    India
    Official Selection
  • Waterford International Film Festival
    Waterford - Ireland
    Ireland
    Official Selection
  • Lancaster International Film Festival
    Lancaster - England
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • Catharsis International Film Festival
    Online Edition
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Manuel Juri Vitali

π™ΌπšŠπš—πšžπšŽπš• π™Ήπšžπš›πš’ πš…πš’πšπšŠπš•πš’ 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πš‹πš˜πš›πš— πšŠπš—πš πš›πšŠπš’πšœπšŽπš πš’πš— 𝚊 πšœπš–πšŠπš•πš• πšŸπš’πš•πš•πšŠπšπšŽ πš—πšŽπšŠπš› π™Όπš’πš•πšŠπš—.

π™°πšπšπšŽπš› πšœπš˜πš–πšŽ πšŽπš‘πš™πšŽπš›πš’πšŽπš—πšŒπšŽπšœ πšŠπš‹πš›πš˜πšŠπš, πš‘πšŽ πš–πš˜πšŸπšŽπš 𝚝𝚘 π™±πš˜πš•πš˜πšπš—πšŠ πš πš‘πšŽπš›πšŽ πš‘πšŽ πšŠπšπšπšŽπš—πšπšŽπš πšπš‘πšŽ π™³π™°π™Όπš‚ πš„πš—πš’πšŸπšŽπš›πšœπš’πšπš’ 𝚘𝚏 π™²πš’πš—πšŽπš–πšŠ.

π™ΎπšŸπšŽπš› πšπš‘πšŽ πš’πšŽπšŠπš›πšœ, πš‘πšŽ πšπš˜πš˜πš” πš™πšŠπš›πš πš’πš— πšŒπš˜πšžπš›πšœπšŽπšœ 𝚘𝚏 πšπš’πš•πš– πšπš’πš›πšŽπšŒπšπš’πš˜πš— πšŠπš—πš πš’πš— πšœπšŒπš›πšŽπšŽπš—πš πš›πš’πšπš’πš—πš πšŠπš—πš πšπš’πš•πš–-πš–πšŠπš”πš’πš—πš πš πš˜πš›πš”πšœπš‘πš˜πš™πšœ.

"πšƒπ™·π™΄ 𝙲𝙷𝙾𝙸𝙲𝙴" πš’πšœ πšπš‘πšŽ πšπš’πšπš•πšŽ 𝚘𝚏 πš‘πš’πšœ πšπš‘πš’πš›πš πšœπš‘πš˜πš›πš πšπš’πš•πš–.

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Director Statement

𝙸 πšπšŽπšŒπš•πšŠπš›πšŽ 𝚝𝚘 πš˜πš πš— πšŠπš•πš• πš›πš’πšπš‘πšπšœ (πšŠπš•πšœπš˜ 𝚊𝚜 πš›πšŽπšπšŠπš›πšπšœ πšπš‘πšŽ πš–πšžπšœπš’πšŒ) 𝚝𝚘 πšπš‘πšŽ πšπš’πš•πš– 𝚝𝚘 πšœπšžπš‹πš–πš’πš πš’πš πšŠπš—πš πšπš˜πš› πš’πš 𝚝𝚘 πš‹πšŽ πšœπšŒπš›πšŽπšŽπš—πšŽπš.

𝙰 πšŸπšŽπš›πšœπš’πš˜πš— πš πš’πšπš‘πš˜πšžπš πšπš‘πšŽ πšœπšžπš‹πšπš’πšπš•πšŽπšœ (πš’πš— π™΄πš—πšπš•πš’πšœπš‘) πšŽπš–πš‹πšŽπšπšπšŽπš πš’πš— πšπš‘πšŽ πšŸπš’πšπšŽπš˜ - πšŠπš—πš 𝚊𝚝 πšπš‘πšŽ πšœπšŠπš–πšŽ πšπš’πš–πšŽ πš πš’πšπš‘ .πš‚πšπšƒ πšπš’πš•πšŽ πšœπšŽπš™πšŠπš›πšŠπšπšŽπš•πš’ πšŠπš—πš πš πš’πšπš‘ πšŽπš—πš πšŒπš›πšŽπšπš’πšπšœ πš’πš— π™ΈπšπšŠπš•πš’πšŠπš— - πš’πšœ πšŠπš•πšœπš˜ πšŠπšŸπšŠπš’πš•πšŠπš‹πš•πšŽ. π™Ώπš•πšŽπšŠπšœπšŽ πšŠπšœπš” πš’πš πš—πšŽπšŽπšπšŽπš.

Something about THE CHOICE:
THE CHOICE is not a convenient, immediate film. It is not a film for those who are primarily looking for fun and entertainment. It is not a film focused on the difficulty of choosing a dress (much less on "a women's problem") and its meaning and value are not based exclusively or necessarily on the closing scene (predictable or not).
THE CHOICE is a complex (not complicated) film that, through metaphors and inner journeys, addresses problems and aspects common - in one way or the other - to all of mankind.
Everything arises from questions, e.g.: how should we behave when faced with a decision to make, regardless of the type of choice to be made? What actions and mental attitudes should we adopt and which ones should we avoid in order to best manage any choice situation?