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THE CHILDREN OF THE SLEEPING GIANT

THE CHILDREN OF THE SLEEPING GIANT

ITALY 67 MIN, 2021

RUSSIAN PREMIERE

  • ABOUT

    A story about old town residents guarding their homes, and their attachment to their land. A reflection on human nature and emotions

  • DIRECTOR

    LORENZO PALLOTTA

    A young director from Abruzzo (Italy) born in 1992. He attended the SAE Institute in Milan and began working for both university and independent film productions. He worked on the creation of documentaries, commercials, video clips, short films and web series. He collaborated with the production house Fedra Film and Fedra Hub.

    He worked as assistant director on the film Loro by Paolo Sorrentino and Piccole Avventure Romane by the same Paolo Sorrentino.
    Inumanamente, his first short film was selected in 2016 at the Milano Film Festival, while his short film Luis (2019) was selected at Festival Europeen du film court de Brest (France) at Figari Film Fest, at Visioni Italiane Festival (Cineteca di Bologna), Medflm Festival (Rome), Tertio Millennio Film Festival (Rome), Social Word Film Festival (Vico Equense). His latest short film Las Hadas (2021) will have its world premiere at the FEST- New Directors New Film Festival (Espinho, Portugal).

  • OTHER FESTIVALS

    • Alice nella Città 2021, Italy
    • Taipei Film Festival 2022, Taiwan
    • Marienbad Film Festival 2022, Czech Republic
  • SECTION

    Doker 2022 — Main Competition

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