The Free Place
La place libre

A short fiction film by Filippo Demarchi

Mateo, a young dancer, returns to his native region of Menton to reconnect with his brother Albert after a long absence. Very quickly, Mateo is confronted with the loneliness of his elder brother who is fighting for the survival of the family candle workshop. Mateo wants to overcome the childhood sufferings, but reconciliation is difficult between misunderstandings and fraternal love.

  • World premiere:

    • 2010, Odense International Film Festival

    • Coproducer:
      Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana - RSI (CH)

    • Cast:
      Nemo Flouret, Antonin Schopfer

    • Writer:
      Filippo Demarchi

    • Director:
      Filippo Demarchi

    • Producer:
      Britta Rindelaub

    • Cinematographer:
      Patrick Tresch

    • Costume Designer:
      Caroline Varas

    • Editor:
      Thomas Marchand

    • Sound Department:
      David Puntener, Adrien Kessler

    • Specs:
      20', CH, 2019

    • Language:
      French

 
 
 

Filippo Demarchi

Born in 1988 in Zurich, Switzerland. Trained as assistant director at the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français. 2013 BA in cinema from ECAL (École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne). 2015 MA in Screenwriting from INSAS (Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle et des Techniques de Diffusion) in Brussels. Collaborates regularly with the Festival del cinema giovane di Bellinzona (Castellinaria) and the Festival del film Locarno.

Filmography

2019 The free place
2013 Taglia Corto!
2013 Age 17
2012 Lo Madre Terra
2012 Down in the Ground
2006 Dark Insight

 

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