The Nostalgist
Bader - ages 18+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014
Giacomo Cimini / Short Narrative / United Kingdom, Italy / 2014 / 17 min / Colour / DCP / In English / Arabic, English subtitles / MENA Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance advised for viewers under the age of 15. Individuals under the age of 15 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or over.
Synopsis
Vanille is a beautifully appointed world of baroque splendour – at least when one is wearing a set of special glasses. But behind the technological illusion lies an ugly reality, where danger and violence lurk outside every padlocked door. In this tug-of-war of fantasy and fact, a man tries to maintain a normal relationship with his son. Based on the short story by Daniel H. Wilson, ‘The Nostalgist’ was named best short film at the Giffoni Film Festival.
About the Director
Giacomo Cimini was born in Italy and is based in London. His short film ‘City in the Sky’ (2009) premiered at the 66th Venice Film Festival. He directed the eight-part TV series ‘Delitti’ for Fox Italy, and was selected for the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2010. Recently, Cimini co-founded Wonder Room Productions, which produced his award-winning short film ‘The Nostalgist’.
Credits
- Director
- Giacomo Cimini
- Screenwriter
- Giacomo Cimini
- Producer
- Giacomo Cimini, Tommaso Colognese, Pietro Greppi
- Editor
- Eleanor Infante
- Music
- Lorenzo Piggici
- Cinematographer
- Gareth Munden
- Sales Company
- Wonder Room Productions
- Production Company
- Wonder Room Productions
- Cast
- Lambert Wilson, Samuel Joslin