The Devil

A young man suffers the monotony of his days. He feels cold, empty, bored, passes many time alone with alcohol. One night he meets a mysterious girl. She seduces him and she invites him to reach her in a place known as Black Hole. He'll find this is a dark as well compelling place of sadism and perversion, able to annihilate as well enrapture who decide to abandon himself.

  • Andrea Antonelli
    Director
  • Andrea Antonelli
    Writer
  • Sofia Butelli
    Producer
  • Leonardo Lutrario
    Key Cast
    "The Boy"
  • Alessia Mandola
    Key Cast
    "The Girl"
  • Luca Marconi
    Key Cast
    "The Black Entity"
  • Antonio Moliterni
    Key Cast
    "The Bartender"
  • Lucia Mitidieri
    Second assistant director
  • Andrea Antonelli
    DOP
  • Emanuele Armillotta
    Photography assistant
  • Emanuele Armillotta
    Ronin Operator
  • Maria Sgarlata
    Sound
  • Antonio Moliterni
    Scenography
  • Eleonora Sancamillo
    Backstage
  • Giovanni Boni
    Editor
  • Davide Gallese
    Sound Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Il Diavolo
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 7, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, FULL HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • FIPILI Horror Festival
    Livorno
    Italy
    October 30, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Andrea Antonelli

Andrea Antonelli is a visual artist, especially involved in directing and photography. He was born in Rome in 7th March 1997 and since he was a child he has been attracted by everything about monsters, dark folk, esoterism, horror, sense of wonder and macabre. After high school he graduated firstly in Cinema and new media and then in a second level course of Editorial Photography, at Academy of Fine Arts of Rome. Actually he's finishing his studies at Roberto Rossellini film academy. He has many work experiences in phototography area, also internationally. He worked as assistant of important artists as Evelyn Bencicova and he has achieved several awards, publications and exhibitions for his photographic projects. Recently he directed his first short movie, already selected for important cinema festivals.

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Director Statement

Andrea Antonelli artistic prodution is based mainly about visual medias as photograpy and videomaking. It is deeply influenced by cinema, literature and art history, especially concerned about horror, fantasy and weird. He's interested about everything that escapes from the ordinary, in time and space.