Short film in competition

Nero argento Black Silver

Directed by Francesco Manzato
Italy 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
Riccardo Copreni
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39.SIC Francesco Manzato

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.