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Dance Under The Sea

This short is a Silent Documentary Music Short Film, that collects a series of suggestive videos recorded by me in the Mediterranean Sea and exactly in the shallow and deep waters of Salento (Puglia) in Southern Italy, between the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea. The protagonists are the typical fish of the Mediterranean, from Diplodus Sargus to Mugil Cephalus, from Sarpa Salpa to Solea Solea or Scorpaena Scrofa. But to these we must add new arrivals for these waters, which climate change has certainly favored and I am referring in particular to the colorful and tropical origin, Thalassoma Pavo and the Sphyraena Barracuda with their unmistakable torpedo shape. In short, almost a mixture of races also for this fantastic environment. The particularity of the "SONORA" music kindly granted for use in this video, directly from the brazilian composer Quincas Moreira, who has seen it personally (CC License), creates a winning combination in the message I wanted to convey and which recalls a famous aphorism of an equally famous character such as Albert Einstein of which I quote in the credits. A real dance at the bottom of the sea that began with the call of an "invisible Pied Piper".

  • Antonio Maria Cortese
    Director
  • Antonio Maria Cortese
    Writer
  • Antonio Maria Cortese
    Producer
    Producer of the Film "Ho Amici In Paradiso" ("I Have Friends in Heaven") for Golden Hour Films with RAI Cinema - Italy 2016 - Duration 95 minutes ----- Producer of the film "Free" (Liberi) for Golden Hour Films with Rai Cinema - Italy 2018 - Duration 94 minutes
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    "Dance Under The Sea" - (Danza in fondo al mare)
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Music Video, Short, Student, Television, Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 12 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 15, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital Full HD / 4k Canon EOS
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Antonio Maria Cortese

Antonio Maria Cortese is a film producer who works in both television and cinema. Since the early 2000s he has contributed to the creation of television programs for the Rai Sat and Sky Italia schedules. From 2008 to 2010 as director of the television production company Eurodigital, he was organizer of the satellite channel "Salute" in collaboration with Sky and Rai International distributed on the Sky platform (channel 484 for subscribers) for Italy and the rest of the world by Rai International. Since 2016 he has produced 2 films with the Golden Hour Films company in collaboration with Rai Cinema. The first work entitled “Ho Amici In Paradiso” distributed by Golden Hour Films itself, by Rai and by Adler & Associates Entertainment inc. in Los Angeles for international distribution and currently visible on Rai Play and Amazon Prime. The second film in 2018 entitled "Free" distributed by Rai and Amazon Prime and visible on Rai Play. Since 2019, in addition to following projects aimed at the production of feature films and short films, he has created videos and 3D graphics for every type of need, from documentaries to contributions for films or advertising under the nickname AMC COPYRIGHT. In 2023 he collaborates with the Reset Production company in the preparation phase of the film "Amici Per Caso" distributed by Adler Entertainment Italia and visible on the Amazon and Paramount platforms. His passion is experimental short films. An episode lasting a maximum of 8 minutes of only images capable of transmitting a message or thought without any dialogue. Among these “Dance Under The Sea” and “Nearby Planet” entirely dedicated to the underwater world and currently streaming on the American platform Pixquid.

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