America

A Short film of

Giacomo Abbruzzese

Produced by

La Luna Productions, Maje Productions

Production year2021

Runtime59 min

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Synopsis

Claudio was born in Greece, raised in Venice, married to Taranto, and it was in New York that he was murdered after having pursued the American dream for twenty years. Giacomo Abbruzzese reconstructs his grandfather's story, immersing us in the New York of the 1960s, with Billy Joel's sounds and a gangster movie atmosphere.

Through the testimonies and memories of his relatives, on both sides of the ocean, we discover a mysterious, complex character, perpetually on the run. It is the portrait of a man that nobody ever really knew.

Credits

Director (1)

Giacomo Abbruzzese
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Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producers : La Luna Productions, Maje Productions

Film exports/foreign sales : La Luna Distribution, L'Agence du court métrage

Full credits (10)

Executive Producers : Sébastien Hussenot, Marie Savare De Laitre

Screenwriter : Giacomo Abbruzzese

Director of Photography : Giacomo Abbruzzese

Music Composers : Alessandro Altavilla, Helen Papaioannou

Editor : Giacomo Abbruzzese

Sound Recordist : Giacomo Abbruzzese

Sound editors : Ange Mucchielli, Olivier Touche

Grader : Brice Auger

Sound mixers : Régis Ramadour, N'Dembo Ziavoula

Participants : Gelsomina Basile, Danila Minoia, Marina Minoia, Fluvio Minoia, Claudio Minoia, Anthony Minoia, Esther Goodrige, Antonio Abbruzzese, Giancarlo Pedrotti, Gabriella Zapattore, Giacomo Abbruzzese

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary
Sub-genre : Portrait, Drama
Themes : Emigration, Family, History
Production language : Italian, English
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2021
Runtime : 59 min 32 seconds
Visa number : 154.238
Visa issue date : 29/03/2021
Production formats : HD - Scanned images
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Audio format : Dolby SR
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (1)

Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 2022
Best Short Documentary Film

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Presskit(1)

america-presskit-french.pdf

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