Private Project

T u n d r a

Wandering in a bleak Rome without any open cinemas, we meet a child and a young girl, both quite disoriented, who are there to fulfill a mission: to recover the remains of an ancient time, a film containing a priceless poetic testimony of the magic of Cinema.
A bizarre Filipino detective chases them, hampered by an intriguing femme fatale and a mean Lolita, who awkwardly tries to anticipate the two girls before they find the coveted film.
The detective discovers that they are headed to an illegal film club hidden in the outskirts of the city, where a wise preceptor of the child, guardian of the secret, possesses the indispensable film specimen. In order to reach their destination and grab
the precious film, needed to give back life to one cinema at least, the girls must return to the same cinemas that have closed down, even if they have left their place to other businesses.
In their place, several heterogeneous dwelling forms of human fauna are unwillingly keeping the spirit of the old cinemas alive, even if they are in an advanced state of abandonment and degradation. During their quest, the girls meet them, and they become spectators of their peculiar forms of protest, finding in those grotesque and surreal situations some vital artistic manifestations. A director decides to document the
facts, reconstructing them through the girl's experience.
She is the vector at the dawn of a new era.

  • Federico Mattioni
    Director
  • Federico Mattioni
    Writer
  • Fabrizio Gambini
    Producer
  • Federico Mattioni
    Producer
  • Giorgia Palmucci
    Key Cast
    "la ragazza vettore"
  • Valentina Bivona
    Key Cast
    "la bambina"
  • Fernando Di Virgilio
    Key Cast
    "il saggio"
  • Anna Piccolo
    Key Cast
    "la bambina vettore"
  • Noli Sta Isabel
    Key Cast
    "detective Chen"
  • Ornella Lorenzano
    Key Cast
    "femme fatale"
  • Marco Bomba
    Key Cast
    "padre zombi"
  • Giga Imedadze
    Key Cast
    "litigante maschio"
  • Gabriele Scopel
    Key Cast
    "bambino zombi"
  • Maria Laura Moraci
    Key Cast
    "senzatetto"
  • Marina Picardi
    Key Cast
    "madre zombi"
  • Antonino Anzaldi
    Key Cast
    "folle poeta"
  • Federica Colucci
    Key Cast
    "lolipippa"
  • Maria Luce Pittalis
    Key Cast
    "coatta romana"
  • Giulia Iannaccone
    Key Cast
    "coatta napoletana"
  • Federico Mattioni
    Key Cast
    "coatto romano"
  • Federico Baldini
    Key Cast
    "the quizman"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    T u n d r a
  • Project Type:
    Experimental
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 29 minutes 26 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Cinema Delle Province
    Roma
    Italy
    January 9, 2019
    Prima Nazionale
  • Museo Macro
    Roma
    Italy
    May 5, 2019
Director - Federico Mattioni