" The Crows "
5 pages
in pre-production
written by Valentina Casadei
To ward off the crows that are destroying her garden, Iole creates a scarecrow and dresses it in the clothes of her recently deceased husband.
" Ronde Nocturne "
17 pages
in pre-production
Special Mention for Best Screenplay (TRE COLORI 2021)
written by Valentina Casadei
A night taxi driver and his daughter find themselves, overnight, abandoned by their wife and mother.
" Liberty "
16 pages
in pre-production
written by Valentina Casadei & Arturo Caciotti
A homeless man has been living for some time in a bathhouse closed for the winter. One morning, an unexpected event changes his reality.
" Other People's Pain "
18 pages
in pre-production
finalist in the screenplay competition TRE COLORI 2021
written by Valentina Casadei & Alexandre Lança
A lost bond between father and son is further challenged when the two participate in a psychological trial at the hospital where they both work.
" 10 Hours Ahead "
18 pages
in development
finalist in the screenplay competition of the MARINO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
written by Valentina Casadei
The relationship between a mother and her daughter will be severely tested when the latter leaves home.
" Sunday "
12 pages
selected for the PRIMAVERA CORTI 2021
written by Valentina Casadei & Arturo Caciotti
A habitual middle-aged couple sees at the window their neighbor, a widower since less than two months, kissing passionately with a woman.
" She and the Island "
10 pages
written by Valentina Casadei
2050. A boat with a hundred people on board has just left an island, on the verge of being entirely submerged by the Atlantic Ocean.
" End of September "
15 min
Bologna, 2020
finished
produced by FIRST CHILD PRODUCTIONS
the film has received the support of the Emilia Romagna Film Commission
distributed by TINY DISTRIBUTION
sales agent: ZEN MOVIE
with Matteo Olivetti, Malik Gueye, Aziz Es Samhouny
written and directed by Valentina Casadei
Two brothers, without a father figure, try to navigate the experiences of their ages and desires, while surviving a less-than-perfect living arrangement with an absent, alcoholic mother.
" Blessed Days "
12 min 47 sec
Paris, 2017
finished
produced by EICAR
distributed by ARTEX FILM
bought by SHORTLY
with Florence Monge, Daniel Schrompfer, Elisa Sergent, Luca Bondioli
written and directed by Valentina Casadei
Adèle, an 85 years old lady, confronts very hardly the loss of her husband, after 63 years of shared life. An unexpected dream, will bring Adele to relive the last moments of their life together, at the museum. She will be able to overcome the pain.
" All About Emily "
8 min 01 sec
Paris, 2016
finished
produced by EICAR
with Florence Monge, Jelle Samminadin
written and directed by Valentina Casadei
A modest housekeeper keeps being bullied by an hysterical bourgeois for no apparent reason. Forced to endure these abuses in order to avoid being sent back to Cuba, she makes a discovery that will change everything.