Gonella Productions

LANGUAGES: English, Italian | SUBTITLES: English

Genre: LGBTQ - Coming of age
Running Time: 17 mins
Year of production: 2015

SYNOPSIS

Andy is gay, Rosa isn’t. School and college friends from Rome, Andi loves Rosa in all her beauty and life force. When Rosa arrives in London for the week end to visit her friend, Andi, remembering the many nights she sat wallflower- like in straight clubs accompanying Rosa, decides her old friend owes her one and asks her to come with her to a Gay Speed Dating Night. But, even without a word of English, Rosa proves she is Queen of the Lesbian scene, while Andi bores her dates with her academic take on life, and ends up alone again. As she looks in frustration and awe, she realises that it is not her impossible crush on her friend which is ruining her chance of love and if she can accept who she is, she may find that being herself could bring unexpected rewards.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Production Company: LonRom Film Production Ltd
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Flaminia Graziadei
Screenwriter: Caroline Burns Cooke
Producer: Michèle Wheeler and Flaminia Graziadei
Director of Photography: Francesca Zonars
Sound: Pietro giordano
Editing: Sergio Recchia
Sound Editing: Pietro giordano
Music Composer: Marie-Anne Fischer

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Rom Com
Sub-genre: Coming of Age - LGBTQ
Language: English, Italian
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Year of production: 2015
Total running time: 17 mins
Shooting format: HD
Color type: color
Aspect ratio: 16/9
Sound format: Dolby

AWARDS

Winner Best Director Latitude Film Awards 2018
Winner Best Narrative Short Latitude Film Awards 2018
Winner Best Director Directors Award 2017
Winner Best Comedy Culver City International FF Awarded) 2016
Winner LGBTQA International FF 2016
Winner World Cinema Award World Fest Houston 2016
Winner Best Director International Independent Film Awards 2017
Winner Platinum Award Best Director Accolade International Film Competition 2016
Carmarthen Bay FF BAFTA Qualifying (Nominated Best short, runner up) 2016
Idyllwild International FF (4 Nominations)2016
Boomtown International Music and FF (runner up)2016
High Peak Independent Film festival 2017 Nominated Best Short and Best Actress

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Frameline International Film Festival 2016
Colossus International FF 2016
The Vault FF 2016
Sunscreen International FF 2016
Brasov International FF and Market 2016
Laughlin International FF 2016
Image and Nation Montreal LGBTQ FF 2017
Florence Queer International FF 2016
Chenni Rainbow International FF 2017
Euroshorts International Film Festival 2017