After A Revolution
Spring Grants 2019
Giovanni Buccomino / Feature Documentary / Italy, Libya, United Kingdom, United States of America, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Qatar / 120 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Women, Social Issues, War, Children, Creative Documentary
Synopsis
Filmed over six years, ‘After A Revolution’ is a brother and sister’s epic, challenging, yet intimate story of love and rebellion in post-revolution Libya. Mirroring the multiple divisions and contradictions of contemporary Libya, these siblings fight for justice and freedom, on opposite sides, separated by their ideologies but bound by the love of family, and the love of their country. At its core, this is a story about going against the status quo for what you believe in, and suffering the consequences. Simultaneously it is a complex story of family, love, loyalty and redemption. A family struggling to rebuild their lives, and raise their children while finding a new equilibrium, as the world falls apart around them. Through the eyes of a brother and sister and their children we see a close-up on the country’s explosive course from rebellion, to elections, to the edge of civil war and the impact international war has on a local, intimate level.
Credits
- Director
- Giovanni Buccomino
- Screenwriter
- Giovanni Buccomino
- Producer
- Alessandro Carroli
About the Director
Giovanni is a sound designer/recordist and documentary director. He has directed a number of short films alongside the feature documentary ‘Valley of the Moon’, screened at HotDocs, amongst others, while continuing to explore genres of film through sound design. Giovanni has worked on several projects as a filmmaker centred around Libya, collaborating with Jarreth Merz on a film of Libya’s electoral process and a UN short documentary about assassinated lawyer Salwa Bugaighis. He worked on a sound installation of Libya for the Mucem in Marseille and is also a Sundance Edit Lab fellow. ‘After a Revolution’ is his second feature.
Contacts
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Main Contact
Alessandro Carroli
- Company:
- EiE film
- Phone:
- +393395091339
- Email:
- amministrazione@eiefilm.com