Sydney Indie Film Festival – Feature Film “Il Viaggio” + Short Films “Language is Dead” “The Return” + Q&A with Filmmaker Jermaine Manigault (LANGUAGE IS DEAD)!
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Red Carpet Arrival: 5:00PM
Thursday, 28th of September 2017
Time: 5:30PM
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Feature Film:
Il Viaggio (ITALY)
Director: Alfredo Arciero
Cast: Marco Caldoro, Gaetano Amato, Farbio Ferrari, Maurizio Santilli, Daniela Terreri, Danila Stalteri, Angelo Orlando, lucianna de falco & Sergio sivori
Synopsis: Five people get the train of Carpinone-Sulmona railway before the disappearing of the line, that goes through enchanting and uncontaminated areas of Molise. There is a pure mind politician, who hates his rural roots and accepts black money from a shady entrepreneur for his electoral campaign. There is an oenologist who does not believe in himself and regrets a youthful love far away. There is an actress who dreams of straightening up her modest career and despises her homeland where she did not set foot for years. There is a university assistant who has an affair with the Chair holder head but she is tired of compromisin. There is nally an entrepreneur who lost everything and feels a loser even with his son and his wife. Through the eyes of our ve protagonists we will catch the beauty of nature that rises around the so-called ” Italy’s Trans-Siberian”. Through their words we will and out portions of their lives. Will the politician overcome the temptation of corruption? And what about the oenologist? Will he be able to regain trust in himself? Can he forgive her sister, the actress who came back to reveal an intimate secret? Will the young assistant and the courage to win the subjection to the powerful professor? And why the businessman got on board with a gun? Small and big conflicts will evolve along the way that will be full of surprises and “magic” encounters. The protagonists will cross Alfredo, a senior conductor on his last day of work who is suffering from the closure of the railway. There is also space for Palma, a volcanic and nice conductress, eternally unsatisfied, who falls in love with a darkened clandestine Arabic who came on board without a ticket. There are also Patrizia and Paola, two litigious girls who would like to get married and have a son, who confronts an enigmatic and silent priest. Another protagonist of the movie is the train and its wagons full of people who instead of surng with tablets and smartphones, decide to talk to each other, to confront, to quarrel. Accompanied by the train’s slow gait, each of them will be able to reveal something of themselves, forgetting the starting point of their journey to and a common road. Deepest. Traveling together
Trailer: https://www.facebook.com/490444384463493/videos/774167019424560
Short Films:
Language is Dead (USA)
Director: Jermaine Manigault
Cast: James Physick, Kim Krizan, Kacie Marie, Erika Citrin
Synopsis: When words fail to describe his feelings a man seeks the aid of a therapist; the two then embark on a journey exploring human connectivity and its limitations.
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