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Selfie

Agostino Ferrente
France, Italy
2019
78 min
Dutch Premiere
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How do you make a film about life in a poor neighborhood of Naples as an outsider? And perhaps even harder, how do you become part of the lives of Italian youths as an adult filmmaker? Director Agostino Ferrente came up with an idea as simple as it is brilliant: he gave teenagers in the Neapolitan district of Traiano a phone to film their lives in whatever way they liked.

The result is a beautifully intimate film in which best friends Alessandro and Pietro constantly keep their cameras in selfie mode and thus take on the role of director in a film about their own lives. The omnipresence of the Mafia and the death of their neighborhood friend Davide, who was shot by the police by mistake, play an important role. But the two youths are also eager to show us that their lives arenā€™t entirely dominated by crime and violence.

Ferrenteā€™s editing shifts smoothly between heartrending, disarming and everyday moments, from conversations about girls to discussions of the limited prospects for the future, bringing us movingly close to real life.Ā 

Credits
Director
Editing
    Letizia Caudullo,
    Chiara Russo
    Letizia Caudullo,
    Chiara Russo
Cinematography
    Alessandro Antonelli,
    Pietro Orlando
    Alessandro Antonelli,
    Pietro Orlando
Music
    Andrea Pesce,
    Cristiano De Fabritiis
    Andrea Pesce,
    Cristiano De Fabritiis
Sound Design
    Benedetto Atria
    Benedetto Atria
Co-production
    Casa delle Visioni
    Casa delle Visioni
Involved TV Channel
    ARTE France
    ARTE France
Screening copy
    Deckert Distribution GmbH
    Deckert Distribution GmbH
World Sales
    Deckert Distribution GmbH
    Deckert Distribution GmbH

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