ItalianoLa casa di tutti
19 October 15:30
Teatro Studio Gianni Borgna
Free Entrance With Online Reservation
Festa del cinema
Synopsis
Mi-Rae, a lively and curious little girl, is on vacation with her family in Rome. Upon reaching the St. Peter’s Basilica, the child remains in awe of the words spoken by a priest: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you”. These words will lead Mi-Rae to make a gesture filled with hope.
COMMENTARY
Filmed inside Saint Peter’s, the short film by the Manetti Bros. contains a message of hope and solidarity and was made for the first World Children’s Day.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
Pope Francis has often repeated that children are an example to follow, a hope for the future, for this world in crisis that adults are incapable of managing. We have thus chosen to portray children not as victims that must be protected but for once, as heroes and examples to follow.
Directors
Antonio Manetti
Antonio and Marco Manetti got their start directing music videos, then the anthology film DeGenerazione in 1994 (the episode Consegna a domicilio) and Torino Boys in 1997. Their first feature film, Zora la vampira, in 2000, was followed by the thrillers Piano 17 and L’arrivo di Wang and the horror movies Cavie and Paura 3D. They directed Song’e Napule in 2013, and their 2017 film Ammore e Malavita won the David for Best Film. 2021 saw them direct the first installment of the trilogy devoted to the King of Terror (Diabolik), followed by Diabolik – Ginko all’attacco! and Diabolik chi sei?
Marco Manetti
The Manetti Bros. are distinguished within the panorama of Italian film for their love of films and film genres. They began by directing many videos. For cinema, DeGenerazione in 1995 (the episode Consegna a domicilio), won the audience award at the Myfest in Cattolica. Torino boys in 1997 (special jury prize at the Turin Film Festival). In 2000 the two young filmmakers made their debut with Zora the Vampire (Zora la vampira), inspired by Mario Bava. This was followed by the thrillers Piano 17 (2005) and The Arrival of Wang (L’arrivo di Wang, 2011) and the horror films Human Test (Cavie, 2009) and Paura 3D (2012).