Reginetta
Directed by Federico RussottoItaly 2022
Runtime 20'
Ciociaria, early ‘50s. A young farmhand is recruited to participate in Miss Italia selections, but her body measurements are not quite right for the contest. To undergo a terrible process of physical transformation seems to be the only way to be elected Reginetta.
Directed by
Federico Russotto
Screenplay
Mattia Caprilli, Francesca Nozzolillo, Federico Russotto
Cinematography
Sebastian Bonolis
Editing
Davide Michelangeli
Music
Sergio Bachelet
Sound
Fabiana Padula
Production design
Margherita Dotti
Costumes
Beatrice Del Conte
Cast
Chiara Ferrara, Caterina Valente, Amedeo Gullà, Mario Pirrello, Maurizio Jiritano, Adele Tirante
Production
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Distribution and International sales
Premiere Film
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
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Federico Russotto (1996), after high school, moved to London to study filmmaking and screenwriting at the Royal Holloway and Ravensbourne University. In 2019 he started studying Film Directing at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, where he worked with tutors such as Daniele Luchetti, Claudio Giovannesi and Susanna Nicchiarelli among others. In 2021 his short film L’anniversario received a special mention at Alice nella città and screened in a number of festivals. Reginetta is his graduation short film.
