Rondinella
Little Swallow
Hirondelle
Switzerland, August 2021
FILM,
Fiction,
24 min.
- directed by
- Nikita Merlini
- Written by
- Nikita Merlini
- Status
- In distribution
After their house burns down, eighteen-year-old Sofia and her mother Carla have to live together in a small room at the Little Swallow Hotel. Sofia explores the building and meets new inspiring people. A thousand opportunities seem to open up for her. Carla, on the other hand, has to get used to the idea of her daughter leaving. In this closed-door environment, mother and daughter try to find a new balance in their relationship.
Dopo aver perso la loro casa in un incendio, Sofia, 18 anni, e sua madre Carla sono costrette a convivere in una camera dell’ Hotel Rondinella. Sofia vaga nell’albergo alla ricerca di uno spazio d’intimità, facendo degli incontri inaspettati. D’un tratto, il suo mondo sembra aprirsi a mille opportunità. Carla invece deve abituarsi all’idea di lasciar partire sua figlia per gli studi. Tra le strette mura dell’albergo, madre e figlia cercano un nuovo equilibrio alla loro relazione.
credits
- World Premiere
- August 2021
- Original Version
- Italian, English, German (italian/french/english subtitles), colour, DCP, 24 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0005-9AC2-0000-0-0000-0000-3
- Production
- Picfilm, École cantonale d'art de Lausanne Département Cinéma, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
- Producer
- Nicola Genni, Lionel Baier
- directed by
- Nikita Merlini
- Written by
- Nikita Merlini
- Cinematography
- Valentina Provini
- Editing
- Ugo Simon
- Location Sound Mix
- Vittorio Castellano
- Sound Editing
- Dario Willommet
- Re-Recording Mix
- Riccardo Studer
- Music
- Gaspard Colin
- Production Design
- Denise Liardet
- Lighting Design
- Emanuele Di Marco
- Costumes
- Denise Liardet
- Make up
- Sofia Buob
Cast
Elena Stoll as Sofia
Patrizia Barbuiani as Carla
Yan Balistoy as Yan
Francesco Bevilacqua as Animateur
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Picfilm
Festivals
(a selection)
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Winterthur, 26. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
08.11.2022 - 13.11.2022 -
Winterthur, 25. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
09.11.2021 - 14.11.2021 -
San Sebastian, 69. San Sebastián International Film Festival
17.09.2021 - 25.09.2021 -
Locarno, 74° Locarno Film Festival
04.08.2021 - 14.08.2021