“Pasta & Test Score” by Stanley Xu
One day, Luigi receives full marks for his first school test. Excited, he decides to spend the night waiting for his mother’s return so he can share his results.
FROM THE DIRECTOR
“This story was partly inspired by a childhood memory. I remembered being really excited when I scored 98/100 for my first test in school when I was 7 years old. I waited past midnight for my mother to return home, so that I could share with her my results. However, her reaction showed that she was uninterested and indifferent to say the least.
As both my parents and brother were often busy and out, I spent most of my childhood alone at home. With nobody around most of the time, TV was my main source of entertainment and companion, together with toys and other household items. It was only until late in my adolescence that I realised how much my childhood had shaped my relationship with my family, as well as the people around me, influencing my growth as a person in the later years of my adulthood.
Often times, it is those seemingly small events that happened in our childhood, which often became the pivotal experiences in changing our perspective and view towards life. The notions of childhood and memories are something that I’m deeply passionate about and are also the recurring themes that define most of my works.”
-Stanley Xu 許瑞洋
CREDITS
Writer & Director// Stanley Xu
Associate Producer// Yue Jie, Chang Enen
Cinematographer// Philipp Hafner
Cam Operator// Xavier Tozzi Fontana
Set Design// Matilde Arena
Casting// Gina Simone
1st AC// Andrea Lenci
2nd AC// Eva Casteluchi
Key Grip// Marco Minghi
Gaffer// Alexander Nevill
Electrician// Tom Keller
Sound Recording// Enrico Tabbaco
Sound Design// Amelia Sai
Edit// Stanley Xu
Color Grading// Matic Prusnik
Production Manager// Pietro Franceschini
Production Coordinator// Anita Onofrio
PA// Franzesco Enriquez, Enrico Tabbacco
35mm Film Processing// Augustus Color
Developed During Terre di Cinema 22
Sponsors
Cooke Optics, Kodak, German Cineamtographers, Imago, Arri, Panalight, Desisti, DOP Choice
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