Kaliz
Irene Z'graggen | Italy | 2024 | 13'
Screenings
Sat 22 March H 17:00
Section
Original title
Kaliz
Synopsis
Alisha, an eight-year-old girl, finds herself torn between duties greater than herself and the lightness of childhood. The search for a carefree moment will lead her to come to terms with her responsibilities.
Cast
Alisha Peixoto, Aveli Peixoto, Serena Gomes
Films Distribution
Premiere Film
Production
NABA - Nuova Accademia delle Belle Arti
Editing
Irene Z'graggen
Cinematography
Pietro Gobbi
Editing
Matteo Boscolo Gioacchina
Language
Konkani
Subtitles
Italian, English
Premiere
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Main awards
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Biography
Irene Z'graggen, born on 17 May 2001 in Locarno (Switzerland), is a young director with a passion for cinema of reality and documentaries. After graduating from high school, Irene decided to leave for Milan to enrol in the Cinema and Animation course at NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti. Her first documentary as a director was El cabrer, with which she won first prize in the Best Short Documentary category at the Milan Short Film Festival in 2023 and the Jury Special Mention at the NABA Cinema Awards 2024. In 2024, she made Kaliz, which had its first screening at Alice nella Città 2024 and was selected for the Clermont-Ferrand 2025 Short Film Market.
Filmography
2024 - Kaliz, sf
2023 - El cabrer, sf