2020 ShortFest Archive
Having Cuba as a background, decadent and in crisis, in a black-and-white lacerated by the Caraibic swinging rain, Alex and Edith, a couple in their 30s, live their love story made of small daily gestures, stories from the past, nostalgia, and a deep intimacy.
In competition for Best Student International Short
In competition for Best Student International Short
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Tommaso Santambrogio (1992) directed his first short film in 2016, D’Istanti Lontani, set between Milan and Paris. He worked as an assistant director in several films, including Il Signor diavolo by Pupi Avati and Quasi Natale by Francesco Lagi. In 2018 he directed Escena Final, a short film made in collaboration with Werner Herzog in the Peruvian Amazon and presented in many festivals around the world, premiering at I Love Gai in Venice Film Festival. He has recently worked on the next film by Lav Diaz in the Philippines (2019), and his last short movie, The Oceans Are The Real Continents, had its world premiere in competition at Venice Film Festival, winning for the best technical contribution thanks to its photography.