Sole

by Michele Carrillo

Italy 2003; 20 min.

On a torrid summer day, in a poor and unreal village of Southern Italy, four kids meet an African prostitute. For one of them, an ordinary day becomes a time of discovery and personal fulfillment.
(Source: Scuola Nazionale di Cinema)

 

 
Cast and Crew:
Directed by:
Michele Carrillo
Cast:
Gianluca Izzo, Fabio Del Prete, Danilo Salvi, Mirko Nasta, Enrietta Fontana
Screenplay:
Michele Carrillo, Barbara Rossi Prudente
Cinematography:
Marco Graziaplena
Editing:
Cristina Flamini
Set design:
Marcela Iriarte Villalobos
Costume design:
Veronica Pietrini, Tiziano Musetti
Music:
Francesco Volpicelli
Production:
Scuola Nazionale di Cinema - RAI Cinema
Distributor:
Lab 80
  Festival & Awards:
  • 2004 David di Donatello Award: Nominated for Best Short Film
  • 27th International Film Schools Festival, Poitiers 2004: Coup de Cœur SACEM Award
  • Premiers Plans, Festival d'Angers 2004
  • Annecy Cinéma Italien 2003
  • International Film Festival, Mar del Plata 2004 (Argentina)
  • Mexico International Festival of Film Schools 2003
  • 21st Bergamo Film Meeting, 2003
  • 4th European Film Festival, Lecce 2003
  • Belgrad Film Festival 2003
  • Arcipelago, International Festival of Short Films and New Images, Rome 2003
 
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About the director:

Michele Carrillo was born in 1976. He graduated at the Scuola Nazionale di Cinema - Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in direction, in 2002. He directed three films during his studying years: Venere, Quirino, Ubaldo e Matilda, Mon cher, and Sole, his graduation film.
(Source: International Film Schools Festival, Poitiers)