Year 2022
Min 25
Logline An unexpected invitation shakes a shy young man’s vacation in Tuscany.
Written and directed by Edoardo Ulivelli
Main cast Magnus Gordon, Sharon Alessandri, Giulio Corso, Maria Melandri, Marianna Minio.
Produced by Edoardo Ulivelli, Luca Ferrara and London Film School
Associate Producers Elena Pierattini, Antonio Donato and Patrick James Verlin
Executive Producers Martin Sifrer, Marco Onofri and Nicolò Lisi
Director of Photography Camilla Cattabriga
Assistant Director Filippo Romanelli
1AC Jacopo Cottarelli
2AC Andrea Di Franco
Gaffer Mirko Ciabatti
Grip Callum Begley
Production Designer Andrea Cafieri
PD Assistant Matilde Cardini
Sound Recordist Roberto Colella
Mua Sofia Righi, Sofia Guidoni
Costume Designer Manusha Perera
Music Filippo Landi, Bernardo Sacconi
Editor Marco Ferrara
Colorist Rosario Balistreri
Main festival selections
- Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2022 (Official Selection) BAFTA QUALIFYING
- In The Palace 2023 (Official Selection) OSCAR QUALIFYING
- Directors Notes 2023 (Official Selection) BIFA QUALIFYING
- Crystal Palace International Film Festival 2024 (Official Selection & Best Student Film Nominee) BIFA QUALIFYING
- Brighton Rocks Film Festival 2024 (Official Selection & Honourable Mention) BIFA QUALIFYING
- Burbank International Film Festival 2023 (Official Selection & Best Foreign Short Film Nominee)
- Los Angeles Comedy Film Festival 2023 (Official Selection)
- Capri Hollywood 2022 (Official Selection)
- International Tour Film Festival 2023 (Official Selection)
- Rome Prisma Film Awards 2024 (Official Selection – Monthly Pick)
- Meetcha 2024 (Official Selection)
Director’s statement
“Lo Sguardo (The Look)” is a comedy drama about longing and missed opportunities, set in the elegant frame of the Tuscan countryside.
With this story I want to transport the audience into a world where reality and fantasy come together, generating the question “what if?”.
Here the unspoken is more important than words and the look of the characters takes on different meanings depending on who meets it.
“Lo Sguardo” is a short film in which self-irony emerges as the best defence against the drama of loneliness.
Dichiarazione del regista
“Lo Sguardo (The Look)” è una commedia drammatica sul desiderio e le opportunità mancate, ambientato nell’elegante cornice della campagna toscana.
Con questa storia voglio accompagnare il pubblico in un mondo in cui realtà e fantasia si fondono generando la domanda “e se?”.
Qui il non detto è più importante della parola e lo sguardo dei personaggi assume significati diversi a seconda di chi lo incrocia.
“Lo Sguardo” è un cortometraggio in cui l’autoironia emerge come la miglior difesa contro il dramma della solitudine.
