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After Adam dies due to an illness, his old friends, Gabriel and David, are called by the estate executor to communicate them the last wish of the deceased: spread his ashes into the Pacific Ocean. Both have good reasons to refuse, but the two friend will do everything to satisfy the last wish.

  • Alessandro Santini
    Director
  • Alessandro Santini
    Writer
  • Franco Santini
    Producer
  • Gianluca Bazzoli
    Key Cast
    "Gabriel"
  • Marco Aiello
    Key Cast
    "David"
  • Maria Vittoria Barrella
    Key Cast
    "Dalila"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Cenere
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:39.1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Festival de Cannes
    Cannes
    France
    Short Film Corner
  • Civitanova Film Festival
    Civitanova Marche
    Italy
    June 1, 2018
    Out of Competition
  • Fano International Film Festival
    Fano
    Italy
    October 18, 2018
    Special Jury Award
Distribution Information
  • Premiere Film
    Country: Worldwide
Director Biography - Alessandro Santini

Alessandro Santini was born in Ascoli Piceno (Italy) on 26th August 1994.
After graduating from science high school “Liceo Scientifico Leonardo da Vinci” (Civitanova Marche, Italy), he studied “film making and screenwriting” at “Accademia Nazionale Del Cinema” (Bologna, Italy) from 2014 to 2016. He graduated with great success.
At the same time he studied “film critic” and “history of cinema” at Alma Mater Studiorum, department of Literature and Cultural Heritage.
In 2016 he wrote and directed his first short film “EPIDEMIA”, produced by Accademia Nazionale Del Cinema, as his final exam in “film making and screenwriting”.
In 2017 he wrote and directed his second short film “CENERE”, produced by Loga.Fin s.r.l.
Actors Gianluca Bazzoli, Marco Aiello and Maria Vittoria Barrella are involved in the project as key cast.
On February 2018 Alessandro Santini signed a contract with Premiere Film, a well known production and distribution house.
The short film “CENERE” is in the short film catalog of 71° Festival de Cannes, Short Film Corner section.

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