Experiencing Interruptions?

ZONDERWATER

Jesi '39. Ezio is a young man on the run. He reaches a fountain where he meets three little girls who begin to "play" with the tarot cards. Each card is a symbol of a specific episode in Ezio's story.

From his childhood room to the Zonderwater prison camp in South Africa, an emblematic place where his destiny will be fulfilled. Here the prisoners are engaged in sports. Ezio discovers fencing. Forced detention thus turns out to be the crucial moment of his change. His real birth.

Without an apparent chronological thread, a visionary time journey gradually unfolds. Ezio confronts the nightmares of the past; he reflects in disbelief in his future as fencing master of the greatest national athletes; awakens in a new present. Everything has been accomplished.

Ezio walks among little fencers dueling. One card is down. One of the very young fencers spots her. She takes it. Only she will know which card it is. A new destiny is about to unfold.

  • Jonathan Soverchia
    Director
  • Anna Concetta Consarino
    Writer
  • Jonathan Soverchia
    Producer
  • Giacomo Bottoni
    Key Cast
    "Ezio Triccoli "
  • Andrea Chimenti
    Key Cast
    "Prinsloo"
  • Luigi Moretti
    Key Cast
  • Valentina Bonafoni
    Key Cast
  • Diego Morresi
    D. O. P.
  • Francesco Aquilanti
    Suono
  • Lodovico Gennaro
    Scenografo
  • Camilla Melelli
    Costumi
  • Jonathan Soverchia
    Montaggio
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Zonderwater
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jonathan Soverchia

Diplomato in progettazione grafica ISIA (Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche) ed in regia alla NUCT (Nuova Università Cinema Televisione) di Roma.
E’ stato operatore di ripresa Rai, Assistente alla regia e alla produzione in varie produzioni cinematografiche (Medusa, Rai Cinema, Warner Bros), d. o. p. e reparto fotografia (Rai Cinema).
Regista e produttore di vari spot pubblicitari, videoclip, aziendali (Ferrero, Poste Italiane) e di cortometraggi (Rusty Nails, Palla al Matt’)
“Poco prima del caffé” è stato vincitore della sezione autori marchigiani al Fano International Film Festival 2013, migliore fotografia al Fabriano Film Fest 2014 e terzo classificato al Bonsai Film Festival 2014 oltre ad essere stato proiettato in varie parti del mondo.
Ha partecipato con alcune sue clip al film “Italy in a day” di Gabriele Salvatores, produzione Rai Cinema e Scott Free (Ridley Scott).
Accanto all’attività di produzione video, alterna la pittura, l’illustrazione e l’insegnamento delle discipline artistiche negli istituti superiori.

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