Private Project

A good idea

In a dystopian future, children must decide when and how to die before they turn ten. A young girl discovers she has to make her choice on the very last possible day.

  • Salvatore Frisina
    Director
  • Massimo Bezzati
    Producer
  • Niccolò Mariconda
    Producer
  • Salvatore Frisina
    Producer
  • Jessica Sedda
    Key Cast
    "Mother"
  • Sara Tandurella
    Key Cast
    "Daughter"
  • Salvatore Frisina
    Writer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Una buona idea
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Dystopic
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 17, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:39
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Oblivion Film Festival

    Portugal
    World Premiere
    Best Screenplay
  • Athens Monthly Film Festival

    Greece
    Honorable Mention
  • Chamaleon Film Festival
    Naples
    Italy
    Best Poster
  • Basilicata International Film Festival

    Italy
    October 2, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Onirica Film Festival
    Carrara
    Italy
    September 5, 2025
    Honorable Mention
Director Biography - Salvatore Frisina

He teaches Mass Media Communication Theory and Practice at the University of Padua, within the Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, and works as a filmmaker for the university’s Department of General Psychology, producing research-based and narrative audiovisual projects.
He holds a PhD in Anthropology of Cinematic Imaginaries, developed in collaboration with the UCLA School of Film, Television and Theater in Los Angeles.
As a writer and director, he has made several short films, including E-Lena, which screened in competition at the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival. His short film A Good Idea won the Best Screenplay Award at the Oblivion Frames Film Festival (Lisboa).
He has also worked internationally as an editor for Troma Entertainment in New York and as an assistant director at the Prague Film School.
His work moves between cinema, academic research, and experimental storytelling, often exploring the relationship between images, power, and contemporary mythologies.

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