Esseri, Tommaso Donati, Italy, Switzerland, 2017, 16′
Experimental Documentary no dialogues
April 28th, 2018, 9 pm, Exworks – Regional Premiere
The movement of the animal in the air is not a flight, but a random and uncertain twirling, which seems performed in a menacing way. An animal that, like a bat, is half a quadruped and half a volatile, and that is actually neither of both. It is, so to say, a monster.
Director’s bio-filmography
Tommaso Donati (1988) lives and works in Lugano. In 2013 he graduated from École internationale de création audiovisuelle et de réalisation (EICAR) in Paris. His work ranges from cinematography, documentary to experimental cinema. His recurring topics are the relationships between humans, animals and the space-nature where they live. Among his works: Faim (2015), Dormiente (2016), A Song from the Future (2017).
Trailer
Director, Cinematography, Editing, Producer, Distributor Tommaso Donati
Sound Tommaso Donati, Radiana Basso
Sound Editing Massimo Mariani, Tommaso Barbaro
Cast Rob Van Der Es, Manuela Manni
Festival Torino Film Festival
Website www.tommasodonati.com/esseri