“Non Esiste Amore A Napoli” By Tropico

The impossibility of escaping from their own destiny is narrated in a surreal world, suspended in time and space where a boy is looking for a way to escape from the forced and alienating cohabitation with his own brother. Looking for it, he will find himself, once again, trapped and lost in a toxic and self-destructive relationship with a mysterious girl met online.

The short film IN MEDIAS RUSH is an experimental cinematic journey into the depths of a manic mind. A poetic retro-sci-fi narrative unfolded in a string of unsettling tableaus that encapsulates the male protagonist’s ambiguous feelings about his birthday. While balancing between realities in his silent struggle with severe mental illness, we plunge into the film at a neatly orchestrated birthday party. The protagonist is accompanied by his girlfriend, and they are drinking cocoa on the couch in their mutual home. The setting breathes pure perfection, but through the voice over we sense that another reality is soon to be revealed. With one foot on the accelerator, he is heading towards the edge. The thematic focal point of IN MEDIAS RUSH is mental health problems among young adults, and the social/personal consequences related to the existing taboo on the subject. The film wishes to formulate an honest cinematic space in which words, sound, and image artistically interprets and articulates some of the perspectives related to especially bipolar, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. IN MEDIAS RUSH was nominated in the category 'Best Danish Short Film' at Copenhagen Short Film Festival in 2020. Original title: IN MEDIAS RÆS Directed by: Esben Persson -------------------- DK: IN MEDIAS RÆS IN MEDIAS RÆS er en filmisk rejse ind i dybderne af et manisk sind. En ung mand fejrer sin fødselsdag, mens hans tanker tordner afsted. Med en uvillig fod på speederen har han kurs mod kanten. FR: IN MEDIA RES IN MEDIA RES est un voyage dans les profondeurs d’un esprit maniaque. Un jeune homme fête son anniversaire tandis que ses pensées se multiplient. Malgré lui, il se dirige vers un point de non-retour. -------------------- Cast: Peter Alexander Bach & Amanda Overby Drew Director // Script writer // Set designer // Costume designer // Editor // Speaker: Esben Persson Photographer // Editor: Lasse Mølsted Producer: Latifa Lykke Ben Mabrouk Assistant producer: Cecilie Creutsberg Music composer: Martin Bejder Sound designer: Mads Hye Chief Lighting Technician: Rasmus Bruun Liboriussen VFX: Jonas Fonnesbæk Lodahl Colorist: Kristopher Paterson Graphic designer: Jakob Toft Kristensen -------------------- Shot on RED Monstro 8K with Lomo Squarefront Anamorphics.

Credits

Director: Enea Colombi
Actor & Actress: Nicola Tagliapietra, Fabian Gibertoni, Keren Turko

Production Company: Borotalco
Executive Producer: Matteo Stefani, Daniel Pallucca, Alessandro Ubaldi
Producer: Luca Degani
Assistant Producer: Giacomo Broggini, Mattia Del Zotto, Ludovico Fontanesi
Cinematographer: Alessandro Ubaldi
1st Assistant Camera: Giuseppe Torsello

2nd Assistant Camera: Martina Zerpelloni
Steadicam Operator: Andrea Agnisetta
Grip: Giacomo Colombo
Costume Designer: Alessandro Baro
Stunt Coordinator: Daniele Balconi (Stunt Milano)
Stunt Performer: Valerio Fioretti, Michela Pennati
Stunt Assistant: Dario Stelluti, Davide Riva, Dylan Belotti
SFX Rigging Technician: Giovanna Soletta, Gabriele Dall’Osto
Weapons Master: Flavio Guerini (Effetti Speciali)
VFX Cleanup: Alps VFX
Colorist: Daniel Pallucca
Casting: Enrico Cestaro (PERSONA)
Intern: Anna Caruso
Production Accountant: Annamaria Modica, Agnese Bollati
Service: Videodesign
Label: Island Records
Commissioner: Federico Cirillo

Special Thanks:
Roberta Saltarelli (Delta R.E.M.), Michele Albamonte (SAE Italia), Stefano Felti (Autospurghi Felti), Giusy Pecoraro (Piacenza Anticendio), Carlo Losi (Teatro Trieste 34), Idea Hotel Piacenza, Paolo Cassinari (Sosteria), Elis Kraja (Medical Radiologico Codogno), Paola Grossi (Comune di Castel San Giovanni), Angelo Lunghi (Comune di Senna Lodigiana), Elisa Corti (Comune di San Rocco al Porto), Salvatore Catalano (Regione Lombardia), Davide Caselli (COURAGE STUDIO), Fiorenza Dossena, Simone Montanari, Simone Mazzocchi

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