Gonella Productions

LANGUAGE: Italian | SUBTITLES: English

Genre: Drama
Running Time: 13:13
Year of production: 2023

SYNOPSIS

Flavio is immersed in nostalgia and regret, faces his daily solitude by finding comfort in the solitary ritual of smoking a cigarette. Each puff becomes a journey into the past, evoking moments shared with Alberto: warm embraces, laughter, and tears. These memories resurface vividly, revealing the fragility of human balance and the impact of the choices made in their relationship.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Production Company: Tommaso Barba
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

Giacomo Galeone
Antonio Greco

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Tommaso Barba
Screenwriter: Tommaso Barba
Producer: Tommaso Barba
Director of Photography: Valerio Baldari
Sound: Pietro Montesi
Editing: Valerio Baldari
Sound Editing: Pietro Montesi

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Drama
Sub-genre: Romance - LGBTQ
Language: Italian
Country of origin: Italy
Year of production: 2023
Total running time: 13:13
Shooting format: Digital
Color type: Color
Aspect ratio: 2.35
Sound format: Dolby

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS AND AWARDS

● Best LGBTQ+ Film - Monza Film Festival
● Best LGBTQ Short Film - 8 & Halfilm Awards
● Menzione d'onore - Ponza Film Awards
● Best LGBTQ Film - Naples Film Awards
● Official Selection - MoliseCinema Film Festival - 2023
● Best LGBTQ+ Film - Frida Film Festival
● Best LGBTQ+ Film - Hollywood on the Tiber Film Awards
● Best European Director - Hollywood on the Tiber Film Awards
● Official Selection - Mottola Short Film Festival - 2023
● Best Inclusive Film - Reale Film Festival
● Best LGBTQ - New York Movie Awards
● Best LGBTQ - Hollywood Gold Awards
● Best European Short Film - Rome Movie Awards
● Best LGBTQ+ Original Screenplay - Rome Movie Awards
● Best LGBTQ Film - Florence Film Awards
● Best LGBTQ - Paris Film Awards
● Best LGBTQ - International Gold Awards
● Best LGBTQ Short Film - International Network Film Festival
● Best Young Director - International Network Film Festival
● Official Selection - Venaria in Corto - 2023
● Best LGBTQ+ Short Film - 8&Halfilm AFM Special Event Awards
● Best European Short Film - Green Ciak Film Awards
● Best LGBTQ Film - Green Ciak Film Awards
● Best LGBTQ Film - The Shining Awards
● Best Young Director - The Shining Awards
● Best LGBTQ+ Short Film - Chicago Selected Filmmakers Festival
● Best European Indie Filmmaker - Chicago Selected Filmmakers Festival
● Best LGBTQ+ - Cuba International Arthouse Film Festival
● Best Indie Short Film - Once Upon a Time in America Film Awards
● Best Original Idea - Once Upon a Time in America Film Awards
● Semi-Finalist - Milano Indie Movie Awards - 2023
● Best LGBTQ+ Short Film - Monte Carlo Filmmakers Festival
● Best LGBTQ+ - Tokyo Selected Filmmakers Festival
● Best Indie Filmmaker - Miami Beach Top Directors Festival 2023
● Best Young Producer - Miami Beach Top Directors Festival 2023
● Best Film LGBTQ+ - Italy Red Carpet Fantastic IFF
● Best Indie Narrative Short - Hong Kong / 香港International Art Cinema Festival 2023
● Best LGBTQ+ Short Film - Mexico City International Film Awards 2023
● Best Indie Producer - Mexico City International Film Awards 2023
● Best LGBTQ+ Short Film - Deluxe Film Festival
● Best Short - London Indie Film Festival
● Best Actor - London Indie Film Festival
● Best Supporting Actor - London Indie Film Festival
● Best Italian Film - Night of Drama Shorts
● Best Young Director - Casablanca Film Festival 2024
● Best Original Filmmaker - Ibiza Film Production Festival 2024
● Best Young Producer - Ibiza Film Production Festival 2024
● Best European Screenplay - Ibiza Film Production Festival 2024
● Best Indie Short Film - Buenos Aires New Cinema Festival
● Finalist - Indiefare International Film Festival
● Best Young Director - Dubai Cinema Exposition Festival 2024
● Menzione d'onore - London Director Awards 2024
● Best Young Director - Bruxelles International Seventh Art Fest 2024
● Best Indie European Narrative Short - Bruxelles International Seventh Art Fest 2024
● Best Indie Short Film - Santa Barbara International Indie Fest
● Best LGBTQ Representation Short - Morgana Film Festival
● Best Acting Duo - Morgana Film Festival
● Best Young Director - Morgana Film Festival
● Best Script Nomination - Morgana Film Festival
● Best Short Film Nomination - Morgana Film Festival
● Best International Young Director - Spain International Film Awards 2024
● Best Arthouse Short Film - London Next Generation Film Festival 2024
● Best Young Director - London Next Generation Film Festival 2024
● Miglior Attore - Il Corto, Grazie
● Primo Premio - REC Film Festival
● Best International Young Director - Indie Filmmakers Hall of Fame Awards 2024
● Best International Young Director - Newyorkers Indie Critics’ Choice Awards 2024