Nero argento Black Silver
Directed by Francesco ManzatoItaly 2024
Runtime 20'
Lucas, Letizia, Giovanni, and Federico are part of a crew of writers and spend their days in a forest that stretches along the railway. This natural place provides a secret refuge for the group, a limbo between childhood and adulthood. Lucas, however, is uneasy: something ominous is happening in the woods and he is the only one able to sense it. At night, when time seems to stand still, an unexpected encounter with a mysterious figure leads Lucas to a cathartic moment. With the first light of dawn, reality shatters the illusion of safety: a world where there’s no escape for wild animals can no longer be eluded.
Directed by
Francesco Manzato
Screenplay
Francesco Manzato, Luca Mannella
Cinematography
Callum Begley
Editing
Massimo Da Re
Music
F. Barbaglia, N. Demaria, O. P. Speck
Sound Design
Silvia Orengo
Production Design
Matilde Corno
Costumes
Matilde Corno
Cast
Lucas Rivero, Federico Arienti, Letizia Mannella, Giovanni Accordino
Production
Lorenzo Chierici, Jhoni Vilca, Francesco Manzato (Eclettica), Giorgio Calogero (Polittico)
International Sales
Gorrilla Film Distribution
Italian Distribution
Gorrilla Film Distribution
Gorrilla Film Distribution
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Francesco Manzato (1996) holds a degree in modern literature. Since 2020, he has co-directed two self-produced documentaries imbued with strong political and militant connotations: Uragano negli occhi and Brucia ancora dentro. In 2022, he directed the short film Letizia, followed in 2023 by A Missed Call. In 2024, he participated in the Locarno Spring Academy, where he made the short film Dream Now Revolution Tomorrow, later screened at the 77. Locarno Film Festival. Black Silver is his latest short film.