Private Project

The Host

'The Guest' is a short film to tell the fears and hopes of patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia through the dreamlike and metaphorical language of cinema, made by the biopharmaceutical company Incyte under the patronage of AIL.

  • The Brandon Brothers
    Director
    Directors
  • Margherita Restelli
    Writer
    Writer
  • Andrea Sgaravatti
    Producer
    Producer
  • Incyte Biosciences
    Producer
    Producer
  • AIL Associazione italiana contro le leucemie-linfomi e mieloma
    Producer
    Patronage
  • Michele Vairo
    Key Cast
    photography director
  • Matteo Urbinati
    Key Cast
    Executive Producer
  • Carlotta Marrucci
    Key Cast
    Editor
  • Daniele Ornatelli
    Key Cast
    "Fabio"
    First Actor
  • Giulia Vannozzi
    Key Cast
    "Vittoria"
    First Actress
  • Alice Manzati
    Key Cast
    "Raffaella"
    Actress
  • Leonardo Branchi
    Key Cast
    Production Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    L'Ospite
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 13, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    40,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - The Brandon Brothers

The Brandon Brothers is a duo, Andrea Sgaravatti and Matteo Urbinati, who have been working for years as directors of their own productions. Andrea, who in his early twenties was frontman of a rock band, has been working in the world of video and film for 15 years. Matteo, after studying video production and audiovisual, started working with Andrea 8 years ago. Their different but very compatible personalities together bring an eclectic vision to their productions.

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Director Statement

The story is about of Fabio and Vittoria and their meeting: Fabio, a patient forced to live with chronic myeloid leukaemia for a long time, accompanies Vittoria on the path that will help her face her fears. An unexpected guest, certainly not invited in. Chronic myeloid leukaemia suddenly arrives to disrupt the lives of those diagnosed and those around them, like a dark and threatening shadow. But if one gets to know it, one realises that it is less scary than it seems.
The film aims to help the audience understand the fears and anxieties that sufferers have to live with every day, but also the hope provided by research and treatment.