Private Project

The Ghost (Il Fantasma)

For the first time since they got together, Mara meets her new boyfriend’s parents for lunch at their old family house: but when an old heirloom goes missing after being broken, the unsettling presence of a “ghost” brings up the divisions between Mara and the rest of the presents…

  • Vittoria Rizzardi Peñalosa
    Director
  • Vinci Cardona
    Writer
  • Nicolò Sanfilippo
    Writer
  • Vinci Cardona
    Producer
  • Nicolò Sanfilippo
    Producer
  • Mariam Juma
    Key Cast
    "Mara"
  • Federico Pietro Nave
    Key Cast
    "Luca"
  • Paolo Zanone
    Key Cast
    "Giorgio"
  • Veronica Rocca
    Key Cast
    "Paola"
  • Fadhi Abdullahi Ali
    Key Cast
    "Maid"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Il Fantasma
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama horror
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 EUR
  • 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
Director Biography - Vittoria Rizzardi Peñalosa

Vittoria is a young filmmaker working between Europe and the US. From working in a circus, to becoming a professional horse rider and obtaining a Law degree in London, Vittoria eventually found herself in a screenwriting Master the University of Southern California. She was a BlueCat Screenwriting Competition and a The Launch Contest quarterfinalist, while her short films screened at festivals all over the world from the London Independent Film Festival to the New York City International Film Festival, and the Short Film Corner at Cannes Film Festival 2019. She's currently developing a TV show and writing a book.

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