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Into the Gloom

Into the Gloom (Al buio)

original title:

Al buio

directed by:

Giacomo Arrigoni

cast:

Francesca Faiella, Roberto Bocchi, Paolo Pitossi

screenplay:

Giacomo Arrigoni

cinematography:

Francesco Arcidiacono

editing:

Giacomo Arrigoni

music:

Fabio Viana

production:

Giacomo Arrigoni

country:

Italy

year:

2010

film run:

3'38"

format:

HD - colour

status:

Ready (11/02/2011)

festivals & awards:

  • WorldFest-Houston 2010: Shorts
  • NEW YORK CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010 - Official Selection
  • LOS ANGELES AWARENESS FESTIVAL 2010 - Official Selection
  • MANHATTAN FILM FESTIVAL 2010 - Film That Heals AWARD
  • FESTIVAL DE CINE INTERNACIONAL DE BARCELONA 2010 - Official Selection
  • NAPERVILLE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2010 - Official Selection
  • I'VE SEEN FILMS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010 - SPECIAL MENTION
  • BELOIT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2011 - Official Selection
  • SHORT SHORT STORY FILM FESTIVAL 2010 - Official Selection IMAGINARIA FILM FESTIVAL 2010 - Official Selection
  • MILAZZO FILM FESTIVAL 2010 - Official Selection
  • WE SPEAK HERE FILM FESTIVAL 2010 (USA, UK, INDIA, NZ) - Official Selection
  • ITALIAN GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD 2010 - Official Selection
  • FESTIVAL PONTINO DEL CORTOMETRAGGIO 2011 - Official Selection
  • LA CITTADELLA DEL CORTO 2010 - Official Selection
  • SPIRIT QUEST FILM FESTIVAL 2010 - Official Selection
  • CANNES SHORT FILM CORNER 2010

Lara spends her days into the gloom, prisoner of the fables she tells herself to hide her life of sorrows: dominated by her husband and hostage of his violence, she’s not able to react and waits for the arrival of a saviour. But violence against women has not an happy ending: to get her fable back she must take courage and get out of the darkness.