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TRATAK 1 - ANTARS, the Ice Around the Time

Tratak/Trataka in the east and in parapsychology is known as an ancient technology for activation of sensory not commonly used seand atrophied in the majority of beings embodied in this space-time.

The first chapter of this experimental mid-footage introduces Edam's experience; a man like everyone who is between the sky and the abyss, between doubt and faith and among the endless "influences of the Dark".

In the search for himself , the truth and the memory of those who are beyond the necessary masks of everyday life, he will wait for many things on the path before coming to light at the exit of the cave of ignorance.

A minimal narration leads the viewer to a detachment from rational reality and to bring the threshold of the unexplainable and not accessible to the linear mind and imprisoned by the positivist logic of the last centuries.

This is the first episode of TRATAK, independent film and without budget, maybe others will follow...

  • Davide Carlini
    Director
  • Davide Carlini
    Writer
  • Carlo Filocamo
    Key Cast
    "Edam"
    the traveller
  • Iacopo Nestori
    Key Cast
    "Maus"
    the emissary
  • Jury Peretti
    Key Cast
    "Guu"
    the hermit of time
  • Roberta Sarti
    Key Cast
    "Raa"
    the flame of doubt
  • Roberto Cameli
    Key Cast
    "Nork"
    the forgetful
  • Valentina Lauducci
    Key Cast
    "Ier"
    the guardian of the dark
  • Riccardo Pallotta
    Key Cast
    "Kii"
    the dream keeper
  • Aron Doria
    Key Cast
    "Edam"
    the child
  • Davide Carlini
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    TRATAK 1 - ANTARS, i Ghiacci Intorno al Tempo
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student, Television, Web / New Media, Other
  • Genres:
    Surreal, Experimental, Psicology, Metaphisic, Conspiracy, Esoscience, Dramma, Grottesque, Existential, Philosophy, Hermetic, ChaosMagik, Esoterism, Alchemy, Awakenings, Mysticism
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 24, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    400 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • FHIFF 2019 Venice
    Venice
    Italy
    March 8, 2019
    First Hermetic International Film Festival
    Black Lion Award Best Web Serie 2019
Director Biography - Davide Carlini

Born in the field of colors, paints, graphics and industrial design, passionate about photography (already at 12 years used darkroom for the development of bw photos and graphics for silkscreen printing frames..) and music (studying self-taught piano and keyboards, enthusiast of blues, jazz, electronic and experimental music) and cinema (among most beloved filmmakers; Fernando di Leo, Sergio Leone, Luciano Salce, Gabriele Salvatores, Luigi Comencini, Paolo Sorrentino, Daniele Ciprì, among the Italians, and, Tarkovsky, Brakhage, Coppola, Welles, Ford, Kubrick, Lynch, Scorsese, Carpenter, Tarantino, Landis, Allen, David Fincher, Malick, Nolan, Anderson, Kim Ki-duk, Coline Serreau, among the esters.)
He approaches the world of shooting and directing in 2010, attends video editing courses, advanced photography and post-production, then deepens in 2014/2015 with a Master in Cinematography Photography with the master director and cinematographer Daniele Ciprì with the Short Dorico Festival and participating as a student in the production of the short film "Luce sulla Cecità".
In 2015 and 2016 he attended a film direction course at the OFFICINE MATTOLI School, participates as a stage photographer and production assistant for the production of the short film "Porrigrad" by the master Daniele Ciprì.
Passionate about technology, art, nature, astronomy, astrology, philosophy and esoteric cultures both Western and Eastern.
Between 2016 and 2018 he wrote and directed the medium-length film TRATAK composed of episodes presented as independent short films.

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1988/2008 - Photography, graphics, development in the darkroom

2009 - Video editing for web channels

2010 - Video production "Divergence of Opinions" for the metal group "OS.CU.RE." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5RigmnryE8

2011 - Production of trailers and conference videos for the philosopher, author, lecturer and ex-hacker Fabio Ghioni. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1YGwDGZris&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWe9U7gShe4

2013 - Video production "The Making of CRISALIDE" for the metal group "OS.CU.RE." https://vimeo.com/166181624

2014 - Master in DOP in Ancona in November 2014 with master Daniele Ciprì and collaborates in the short film "LUCE SULLA CECITA '" https://vimeo.com/115973327

2015 - Screenplay and Direction of "Oblivion Project", short film at the OFFICINE MATTOLI School of Cinema in Tolentino (MC).

2015 - Production assistant and stage photographer for the Officine Mattòli short film "PORRIGRAD" with Daniele Ciprì https://vimeo.com/212444349

2015 - TRATAK movie subject writing

2016 - Scene photographer and backstage for the short film "+ INFINITO" by Ramon Doria

2016 - Director of photography and assistant director for the short film "HIDDEN PLACE" by Stefano Scagnetti

2016 - Screenplay, Processing Plans, Organization, Production and Direction of the TRATAK project material

2017/19 - Production and post-production work on the TRATAK project