Apnea

Claudia Cataldi, Elena Poggioni, Stefano Poggioni | Italy | 2024 | 60'
Screenings
Sat 22 March H 17:00
Section
Original title
Apnea
Synopsis
Bakari was born a slave in Gambia and he ended up weak and alone on a boat in the Mediterranean Sea. Like his voice, 14 other voices tell a single story: the voyage to reach the European shores. Apnea highlights this controversial and debated topic starting from the heart of the matter: the people and their memories and life experiences.
Cast
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Films Distribution
The Factory Production
Production
The Factory Production
Editing
Claudia Cataldi, Elena Poggioni, Stefano Poggioni
Cinematography
Claudia Cataldi
Editing
Stefano Poggioni
Language
Italiano, Inglese
Subtitles
Italiano
Premiere
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Main awards
Best Documentary (Ponza Film Awards), Best Documentary (Pinerolo Film Festival), Best Documentary (Sicilian Film Awards – Madonie Film Festival), Best Documentary (Indipendent Film Festival SIFFA), Jury Special Mention (Catania Film Festival), Audience Award (Asti International Film Festival)
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Biography
Stefano Poggioni is a director and video editor with extensive training in the field of cinema. After studying directing and editing at various film schools, he specialized in directing at the Accademia del Cinema di Cinecittà, graduating in 2010. In 2013, he founded The Factory, a film production company and artistic collective, through which he has directed numerous projects, including several short films and over 100 music videos for artists such as Max Gazzè, Irene Grandi, Hindi Zara, and Levante. He has also collaborated with internationally renowned brands, creating commercials for companies like Sony Music, Gucci, Ferragamo, and Polimoda. In 2023, he co-directed his first feature film, Apnea, and in 2024, Hung Land, a documentary about the war in Ukraine.
Filmography
2024 – Hung Land. An Ukrainian Anthology
2023 - Apnea, ff
2023 – Capraia In Canto, sf
2014 - The Drift, sf
2013 - The Long Night of Victor Kowalsky, sf
Biography
Claudia Cataldi graduated in Photography in 2005. She works as a fashion, industrial, and still-life photographer for clients such as Fabriano, Flavio Castellani, and LeClotilde. Since 2009, she has specialized in cinematographic photography and coloring, and in 2013, she founded the film production company and artistic collective The Factory, where she currently works as a photographer and director of photography. In 2023, she co-directed her first feature film, Apnea.
Filmography
2023 - Apnea, ff
Biography
Elena Poggioni, born in 1991, graduated in Political Science in 2016 and obtained a master's degree in European Project Planning for Culture and Multimedia in 2018. She began her artistic career in the theater world, graduating as an actress from the Intercity Theater School in 2013. In the same year, she started working as an assistant director and theater operator. In 2013, she founded the film production company and artistic collective The Factory, where she works as a writer and production manager for several short films, commercial spots, and over 100 music videos. In 2023, she co-directed her first feature film, Apnea, and in 2024, Hung Land, a documentary about the war in Ukraine.
Filmography
2023 - Apnea, ff

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