Film Off17 | International Short Film Competition
In The Box

YEAR: 2025
Director: Francesca Staasch
Italy 2025
Running Time: 15′ Italian, Eng. Subtitles
Production: Wrong Child Production in collaboration with Dinamo and K+
Cast: Lino Guanciale, Giulia Schiavo, Sara Borsarelli, Fabiana Bruno, Irena Lay, Silvia Kornfeind, Pia Engleberth, Arianna Addonizio, Simone Tommasi
Screenplay: Francesca Staasch
Cinematography: Carlo Rinaldi
Editing: Paolo Turla
Set Design: Sergio Tribastone
Costume Design: Gilda Venturini
Music: Sebastiano Forte
Distribution: Pathos Distribution
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Meet the Audience: Director Francesca Staasch
SYNOPSIS
Marco, an ordinary man in his early 40’s, Zoe, a 25 year old bold young girl, and Laura, an icy and elegant bourgeois middle aged lady, are trapped in a labyrinth of fragility and inner torment. Despite having reached a breaking point, they desperately try to hide their emotional turmoil, adopting toxic strategies and self-harming behaviors to survive their daily routine. Confronting their inner demons won’t mean a permanent solution to their suffering. Rather than exploding they implode and end up sharing the peak of their crisis with someone unrelated to their personal drama who will offer the necessary comfort.
Marco, an ordinary man in his early 40’s, Zoe, a 25 year old bold young girl, and Laura, an icy and elegant bourgeois middle aged lady, are trapped in a labyrinth of fragility and inner torment. Despite having reached a breaking point, they desperately try to hide their emotional turmoil, adopting toxic strategies and self-harming behaviors to survive their daily routine. Confronting their inner demons won’t mean a permanent solution to their suffering. Rather than exploding they implode and end up sharing the peak of their crisis with someone unrelated to their personal drama who will offer the necessary comfort.
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26 September
VITTORINI ROOM
TIME: 6:45 PM
TIME: 6:45 PM
Meet the audience: Director Francesca Staasch
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