ITALY / FRANCE
2014 / WORLD PREMIERE
16’ – IN ITALIAN
Synopsis
A ciambra takes us through a night in the life of Pio, a young Romani boy living in southern Italy.
DIRECTOR: Jonas Carpignano
SCREENPLAY: Jonas Carpignano
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jonas Carpignano
EDITING: Jonas Carpignano
SOUND: Giuseppe Tripodi
CAST:
Pio Amato
Cosimo Amato
Koudous Seihon
Francesco Papasergio
Cosimino Amato
PRODUCTION
Jonas Carpignano
Tel. +39 3347673943
jonasash@gmal.com
CARMEN FILMS
Constance Meyer
Tel. +33 (0)6 38 49 08 69
Constancemeyer@gmail.com
CONTACT CANNES
CARMEN FILMS
Constance Meyer
Tel. +33 (0)6 38 49 08 69
Constancemeyer@gmail.com
Sometimes a film's essence, be it short or feature, can rest on fairly little: a desire to film ordinary people and their daily lives, without a particularly tight script or funding to justify the filming process. For Jonas Carpignagno, such is the essence of A Ciambra, a surprising and soulful film. Indeed, it is full of mishaps and urgency, as it was shot very quickly after a feature film project was delayed and following a chance meeting with a family of Gypsies. The director's simple wish to watch them, to talk to them about growing up pushed him to make a film out of if, in total spontaneity, every single image reflecting a very realistic, personal and intimate filmic approach, far from the illusions and effects of cinema.
By Pierre-Simon Gutman
