Love is a Dog

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Trailer

original title:

Amore cane

directed by:

screenplay:

cinematography:

editing:

set design:

costume design:

Gloria Barbieri, Juljana Aljai

producer:

world sales:

country:

Italy

year:

2020

film run:

20'

format:

colour

aspect ratio:

2.35:1

status:

Ready (01/10/2020)

festivals & awards:

  • RIFF - Roma Independent Film Festival 2020: National short competition - Special Mention
  • Omnia Film Award 2022: Official Selection Migliore Regia
  • Asti International Film Festival 2021: Asti Short
  • Salento Finibus Terrae 2021: Corti Italia
  • Africa International Film Festival 2021: Shorts Out of Competition
  • International Legnano Film Festival 2021: Concorso
  • E&U - European Short Film Festival 2021: Main Competition
  • Salento International Film Festival SIFF 2021: Corti Italiani
  • Vigata Film Festival 2021: Concorso Cortometraggi
  • Festival Videocorto di Nettuno 2021: Concorso Migliore Colonna Sonora
  • Fiaticorti Film Festival 2021: Concorso
  • The Quarantine Film Festival 2021: International Competition
  • Social World Film Festival 2021: La Città del Cortometraggio
  • International Short Film Festival - In The Palace 2021: Competition Short Film Fiction
  • River Film Festival 2021: Sguardi Italiani
  • Independent Days International Film 2021: Relationships Festival
  • Karlsruhe "Independent Days" Film Festival 2021: Relationships
  • Prato Film Festival 2021: Corti Italiani
  • Pulcinella Film Festival 2020: Concorso Cortometraggi Migliore Produttore Cortometraggi

A series of unforeseen accidents collide with a seemingly happy young couple and their dog, revealing devastating lies, betrayals and their true selves.

DIRECTOR’S NOTES:
I’ve always been astonished by human hypocrisy, those daily lies that generate catastrophes.
What fascinates me the most is the concept of “untold”. In the stories I love it’s not what characters tell each other, but the things they omit to work as narrative driving force. It is precisely the untold that makes us suffer forcing us to keep on watching.
I’ve written the screenplay in order to make the movie feasible with the least possible resources: two locations, two actors, a very tiny crew formed by experienced professionals in the main creative roles and very young assistants, giving them the opportunity to make those first steps in the world of cinema which are so often denied. In doing so, we managed to keep the budget low, at the same time creating a professional product capable of taking on a satisfying distribution journey.
We have chosen a tiny, maneuverable camera (BMPCC4K) in order to shoot in narrow spaces, which successfully communicate the oppression of everyday life. It is then noticeable a consistent use of handheld shots, a technique chosen to communicate the sense of restlessness, caused by a life full of lies.
The result is a drama with a touch of black humor which I hope will make people think about themselves, their human relationships and maybe reflect on those little distractions caused by new technologies which sometimes can lead to disastrous consequences.