Α 14-year-old who grows up in a small Romani community in Calabria, is desperate to grow up fast: he drinks, hangs out with locals and African immigrants, and follows around his older brother who is his role model. Yet, one day he will be forced to prove if he is truly ready to become a man. Italy’s nomination for this year’s Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film infects the tradition of Italian neorealism with a totally personal style – it is no coincidence that Martin Scorsese is the executive producer in this film that indirectly points to his early filmography.
A Ciambra
A Ciambra
58th TIFF: Greek Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Jonas Carpignano
- Cinematography: Tim Curtin
- Editing: Affonso Gonçalves
- Sound: Giuseppe Tripodi
- Music: Dan Romer
- Actors: Pio Amato, Koudous Seihon, Iolanda Amato, Damiano Amato
- Production: Stayblack Productions, RT Features, Sikelia Productions, Rai Cinema
- Producers: Jon Coplon, Paolo Carpignano, Ryan Zacarias, Gwyn Sannia, Rodrigo Teixeira, Marc Schmidheiny, Cristoph Daniel
- Art Direction: Marco Ascanio Viarigi
- Costumes: Nicoletta Taranta
- Executive producer: Martin Scorsese
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Italy, US, France, Sweden
- Production Year: 2017
- Duration: 120΄
- Distribution in Greece: StraDa FIlms
- Contact: LUXBOX
Jonas Carpignano
He spent his childhood between Rome and new York and went on to study at Wesleyan University. His films have screened at many film festivals, including Cannes, Venice and New York. His two short films, A Chjàna and A Ciambra, upon which his most recent film was based, received the Contracampo prize at the 68th Venice IFF and the Disocvery prize at Critics' Week at Cannes, a Nastro D'Argento Special Mention and the Jury Grand prize at the Miami IFF. Jonas was a resident at the Sundance Screenwriters & Directors Lab in 2012, and received the Global Sundance/Mahindra Prize. in 2012, Jonas was included in Filmmaker magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Cinema. Mediterranea had its premiere at the 2015 Cannes IFF.
Filmography
2011 A Chjana (μμ)
2014 A Ciambra
2015 Mediterranea
2017 A Ciambra
