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The Rise

Mel is the only survivor of a psychedelic death cult from the 70's. Thanks to his friend Alice he's finally ready to follow his old cult members and reunite with THE GODS.

Based on the short story "The Other Gods" by H.P. Lovecraft.

  • Lorenzo Fassina
    Director
    Presepe Vivente
  • Sara Antonicelli
    Writer
  • Lorenzo Fassina
    Writer
  • Alice Pintus
    Key Cast
    "Alice"
    Presepe Vivente
  • Alessandro Melito
    Key Cast
    "Mel"
  • Luigi Schiavoni
    Cinematography
    Presepe Vivente, To The Moon
  • Niccolò Andrea Franzosi
    First AC
  • Filippo Moretti
    Floor Sound Engineer
  • Enrico Zavatta
    Sound Designer
  • Filippo Moretti
    Composer
    To The Moon
  • Enrico Zavatta
    Composer
  • Veronica Guagni
    Make Up and Creatures
  • Sara Antonicelli
    Make Up and Creatures
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Sci-fi, fantasy
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    English, Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.55:1
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Lorenzo Fassina

I was born in Milan, Italy, in 1989.
In 2009 me and my friends founded DirtyTape, an independent studio producing horror trash movies inspired by 80's genre films and Italian classics. During the years I continued producing shorts and videoclips with the help of Sara Antonicelli, my partner in crime. We endend up also co-founding Cine Underground Film Festival.
DirtyTape's "oh so edgy!" motto is "Satana, Sangue e Skate" (Satan, Blood and Skate).

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Director Statement

This 2021 short film takes H.P. Lovecraft's "The Other Gods" and combines it with a psychedelic death cult inspired by Heaven's Gate madness.
We developed and produced it during the pandemic of 2020, I think that's where the sense of hopelessness and dread comes from. We were a really small crew of 8 people and during the days of shooting we were like this secret cult trying to conjure up something fantastic and desperate.