Experiencing Interruptions?

When Buying a Fine Murder

Ronald Raynolds is an art dealer, but it's just a cover up job - he's actually a professional hitman. His new contract has a particular ask: he has to kill himself. The client is Walter Brandi, a rich Italian and powerful real estate magnate with whom Ronald has no connection. Why does that man want him dead? Maybe it's his own wife, Helen, or the digital art he trades, or it's a personal matter he needs to discover. He must take the job - he needs to find out why someone wants to kill him.

  • Gabriele Tacchi
    Director
    Magenta, Shades
  • Gabriele Tacchi
    Writer
  • Gabriele Tacchi
    Producer
  • Ruggero Altair Tacchi
    Producer
  • Marco Quaglia
    Key Cast
    "Ronald Raynolds"
  • Maddalena Vallecchi Williams
    Key Cast
    "Helen Thorpe"
  • Gianfranco Miranda
    Key Cast
    "Walter Brandi"
  • Alessandro Budroni
    Key Cast
    "Tr3ppenwitZ"
  • Claudia Razzi
    Key Cast
    "Demetra Dragomiroff"
  • Jack Ritchie
    Story by
  • Emmanuele Rossi
    Developed for the screen
  • Beatrice Belli
    Executive Producer
    Homeland, Game of Thrones, Bones
  • Marco Tomaselli
    Cinematographer
  • Filippo Stefanelli
    Composer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    33 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 21, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Alternative Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    Best Actor Marco Quaglia (summer 2022)
  • Andromeda Film Festival
    Instambul
    Turkey
    Best Short // Best Production Gabriele Tacchi Ruggero Tacchi // Best Poster Gabriele Tacchi
  • Beyond Border International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    Best Short April 22
  • Bridge Fest
    Vancouver
    Canada
    Best Short - Gabriele Tacchi // Best Producer - Beatrice Belli // Best Original Score - Filippo Stefanelli - May 22
  • Chicago Cinema Awards
    Chicago
    United States
    Best Narrative Gabriele Tacchi // Best Thriller Gabriele Tacchi // Best Actor Marco Quaglia // Best Supporting Actress Maddalena Vallecchi Williams // Best Supporting Actor Gianfranco Miranda
  • Crown Point
    Chicago
    United States
    Best Picture // Best Narrative // Best Director - Gabriele Tacchi // Best Actor - Marco Quaglia // Best Supporting Actress - Maddalena Vallecchi Williams // Best Supporting Actor - Gianfranco Miranda // Best Cinematography - Marco "Toma" Tomaselli - May 22
  • Fox International Film Festival
    Roma
    Italy
    Best Ost Filippo Stefanelli
  • Freewheeling Film Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    Best filmmaker thriller short Gabriele Tacchi (Summer 2022)
  • Hollywood Gold Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Best Short - March 22
  • Indie X
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Best Noir 2022
  • International Motion Picture Awards
    Brooklin, Ontario
    United States
    Best Film Gabriele Tacchi // Best Lead Marco Quaglia // Best Cinematography Marco Tomaselli May 2022
  • L.A. Neo Noir Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Best Audience Choice Awards Director Gabriele Tacchi
  • Master Of Cinema
    Rome
    Italy
    Best Short - March 22
  • MegaFlix Film Awards
    Gloucester
    United Kingdom
    Best Short // Best Thriller // Best Tv Show Pilot // Adapted Screenplay // Best Director Gabriele Tacchi // Best Production Value // Best Poster
  • New London International Film Festival
    New London
    United States
    Best Short, Best Script
  • Pacific Beach International Film Festival
    San Diego
    United States
    Best Cinematography Marco Tomaselli
  • Paris Film Award
    Paris
    France
    Honorable Mention Director - Gabriele Tacchi - March 22
  • Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival
    Pittsburgh
    United States
    Best Ost Filippo Stefanelli
  • Prospector International Film Festival
    Ridgefield
    United States
    Best Thriller Short
  • Revolution Me Film Festival

    Best Director Short Feature Gabriele Tacchi 2022
  • San Diego Movie Awards
    San Diego
    United States
    Best Director - Gabriele Tacchi - Spring 22
  • Scene Awards
    Green Bay, Winsconsin
    United States
    Best Performing Voiceover Marco Quaglia
  • SICAFILM
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Best Film - March 22
  • Sundarban International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    Best Director Gabriele Tacchi (April to June 2022)
  • The Digital Filmfest
    Rome
    Italy
    Best Editing 2022
  • Thrills and Chills Film Awards

    Best Supporting Actress Claudia Razzi
  • TIMFF - Tokyo
    Tokyo
    Japan
    Honorable Mention // Gabriele Tacchi May 22
  • Top Indie Film Awards
    Tokyo
    Japan
    Best Short // Best Director Gabriele Tacchi // Best Editing Gabriele Tacchi
  • White Unicorn International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    Best Drama/Thriller - April 22
Director Biography - Gabriele Tacchi

Gabriele was born and raised in Rome, the city where he received his main cinematographic, theatrical, and professional training with a degree in cinema studies and a thesis on the use of colors in M.Night Shyamalan's picture “The Village”. He also studied anthropological theater and the Commedia dell’Arte at the Ygramul Theater of Rome. As a video experimenter, he expanded his film training at USC - School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, through a 16mm filmmaking program. There, he produced and directed “Shades”, a sci-fi short movie.
Gabriele mainly works as a voice actor, dubbing major foreign productions in Italian.
He directs and produces his own shows and independent movies. He recently founded his own production company, Galaxia Prime Productions.
Avid entertainment and event organizer, he is passionate about fiction, comics, and storytelling games.

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