Rome — Strange Tales From the Block

Program:

Midnight special

Year:

2023

Country:

Italy

Genre:

Fiction

Duration:

91’

In the "Tiburtino III" neighbourhood, in the outer suburbs of Rome, a small asteroid falls from the sky. In the following days, almost everyone in the suburb starts behaving inexplicably oddly: they all suck AA batteries. An improbable group of young characters finds out that many have been infected by some parasites and the aliens intend to conquer the whole world.

Schedule

Luna Gualano

She started her career in 2007, as an assistant director as well as directing smaller projects. PSYCHOMENTARY (2013) was her first feature film and won two awards at the TOHorror Film Fest. Following films were displayed at international festivals and were awarded prestigious prizes. Besides her career in filmmaking, she teaches at the Roma Film Academy in Cinecittà.

Filmography: Go Home — A casa loro (2018), Credimi! (2022)

Creative team

Director

Luna Gualano

Screenplay

Emiliano Rubbi, Luna Gualano

Camera

Giuseppe Chessa

Editing

Luna Gualano

Producer

Carlo Macchitella, Manetti Bros.