Val Grande: itinerario di circostanza

The metropolis: being infernal, chaotic and melancholy. Nature: the entry into a "different" world, and the ascent to the mountains. "Val Grande: itinerario di circostanza" represents a physical and spiritual journey in a place not corroded by time and civilization. From the hell of the city, we move into another dimension: the silence of nature. Among caves, waterfalls and woods, the trail rises higher and higher, towards the memory and the mountains. The sun goes down and night falls. But the dawn of a new day is on the horizon, always there, and the world before us lights up. In the distance, the echoes of the city are heard, and a boy, at the top of the mountain, listens to the wind and gets lost in the infinite.

  • Ivan Gnani
    Director
  • Ivan Gnani
    Writer
  • Ivan Gnani
    Producer
  • Enea Zucchetti
    Key Cast
    "Fotography"
  • Giulia Guerra
    Key Cast
    "Sound design"
  • Matteo Ambrosin
    Key Cast
    "sound engineer "
  • Giuseppe Pennetta
    Key Cast
    "Audio post production & mix"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Val Grande: itinerario di circostanza
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 17 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Trento Film Festival 67th edition
    Trento
    Italy
    April 29, 2019
    "Terre Alte"
    Official Selection
  • Malescorto: International short film festival 20th edition
    Malesco
    Italy
    July 19, 2019
    "Territori"
    Special Mention: Best Short Film
  • Nuovi Mondi Mountain Film Festival 2019
    Valloriate (CN)
    Italy
    September 28, 2019
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Ivan Gnani

Ivan Gnani, born in Verbania (Piedmont, Italy) in 1997. Since his youth expressed a deep interest in the mountains and the figurative arts. In 2017 he moved to Milan to study film, thus approaching documentary and photography, experimenting with different languages and styles, through audiovisual projects. A year after starting his studies in Milan, he made his first documentary short film: Val Grande: itinerario di circostanza, which until now has been officially selected at the 67th Trento Film Festival and at the 8th New Worlds Mountain Film Festival . He won the award for best short film for "Territories" section at Malescorto International Short Film Festival. He subsequently made the documentary J.R.R.Tolkien: Lord of Metal, experimenting with the language of the archival documentary.

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Ivan Gnani, nato a Verbania (Piemonte, Italia) nel 1997. Sin da giovane ha espresso un profondo interesse per la montagna e le arti figurative. Nel 2017 si sposta a Milano per studiare cinema, avvicinandosi così al documentario e alla fotografia, sperimentando linguaggi e stili differenti, attraverso progetti audiovisivi. Un anno dopo l'inizio degli studi a Milano, realizza il suo primo corto documentaristico: Val Grande: itinerario di circostanza, che fin'ora è stato ufficialmente selezionato alla 67° edizione del Trento Film Festival e alla 8° edizione del Nuovi Mondi Mountain Film Festival. Ha vinto il premio come miglior cortometraggio nella sezione "Territori" al Malescorto International Short Film Festival. Successivamente realizza il documentario J.R.R.Tolkien: Lord of Metal, sperimentando il linguaggio del documentario d'archivio.

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Director Statement

The idea of this documentary was born from a personal need to test myself as a documentarian, when I was still studying cinema in Milan. I wanted to find a way to talk about Val Grande, this stupendous temple of nature, so uncontaminated and wild, that has always been like a second home for me, through a minimal visual and sound aesthetic. With this documentary I tried to represent my personal vision of a sublime place like the Val Grande. The documentary can be understood as the metaphorical representation of a physical and spiritual journey from the hell of the cities to the unreal silence that covers the Val Grande. An inner journey that rediscovers the ancient part of ourselves.

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L'idea di questo documentario è nata da un personale bisogno di mettermi alla prova come documentarista, quando ancora studiavo cinema a Milano. Volevo trovare un modo per raccontare la Val Grande, questo stupendo tempio della natura, così incontaminato e selvaggio, che è sempre stato come una seconda dimora per me, attraverso un'estetica visiva e sonora minimale. Con questo documentario ho cercato di rappresentare la mia personale visione di un luogo sublime come la Val Grande. Il documentario può essere inteso come la rappresentazione metaforica di un viaggio fisico e spirituale dall'inferno delle città, all'irreale silenzio che ricopre la Val Grande. Un viaggio interiore, che va a riscoprire la parte più antica di noi stessi.