Small Body

Program:

International Competition

Year:

2021

Country:

Italy, France, Slovenia

Genre:

Fiction

Duration:

89'

Italy, 1900. Young Agata’s baby is stillborn, and so condemned to Limbo. Agata finds out about a place in the mountains, where infants can be brought back to life for just one breath through baptizing. She undertakes a voyage with her daughter’s small body hidden in a box and meets Lynx, a solitary boy who offers to help her. They set off on an adventure that will enable both to come close to a miracle that seems impossible.

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Laura Samani

Laura Samani was born in 1989 in Trieste. After graduating in Philosophy & Literature at the University of Pisa, she studied at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (Rome), directing class. Her graduation short movie, THE SLEEPING SAINT, premiered at Cannes Cinéfondation in 2016. Since then, it has gained international acclaim and awards at several international festivals. SMALL BODY, a raw fairytale, is her first feature.

Filmography: The Sleeping Saint (2016), Rosso liquido (2013)

Creative team

Director

Laura Samani

Screenplay

Marco Borromei, Elisa Dondi, Laura Samani

Director of photography

Mitja Ličen

Editing

Chiara Dainese

Music

Fredrika Stahl