20 Jan 2023
Snail
A loving mother strives to make her young son's singing dreams come true but an audition takes a dramatic, unforeseen turn.
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A SHORT STORY THAT DOESN'T NEED WORDS.
A deaf boy is captivated by a red-haired girl reading a book in a park. He decides to use LIS (Italian Sign Language) to initiate an alternative way of approaching her. The short was born from a directing exercise focused on trying to tell a story without words, in three minutes, using a park as only location. It was written, directed and edited in twenty-four hours.
20240h 3min
Top Billed Cast
Francesco Donnarumma Boy
Rebecca Martinelli Red-haired Girl
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