language

Max

by Sergio Schenone

Fiction | Italy | 2010 | HD | 17 min.

date
thursday 8 july
location
ESTE, Teatro dei Filodrammatici

The day of a gambler, oppressed by the debts man, Max. He wonders, shadowed by someone, in an obsessive search for money. This makes him avoid any relationship with people he meets. Weird figures, debtors, creditors and friends vanish in Max’s world. His obsession leads him to an extreme and inexorable loneliness.

Sergio Schenone (Genoa, 1964) studied at the Accademia delle Belle Arti of Genoa and got specialised in Art Therapy. He has been attending the filmmaking course at the Cinema Art School. He now works in a rehabilitation centre for the disabled people in the ANFFAS association of Genoa. He leads and Art Therapy course and a Video Laboratory. His short movies: “L’oro di Saltaginestre” (2008), “La bella novità” (2006), “L’esaminatore” (2003), “Mondopongo” (2001), “L’uomo volante” (1998). The documentaries: “Ragazze di fabbrica” (2005) and “Donne Lavoro” (2008).

Direction
Sergio Schenone
Story
Sergio Schenone
Script
Sergio Schenone e Francesco Scandale
Photography
Riccardo Gambacciani
Editing
Sergio Schenone e Marzio Mirabella
Music
Angelo Simonini
Cast
Marco Raiola, Francesco Scandale, Simona Garbarino, Vincenzo Paci, Davide Mancini, Mirella Maselli, Giovanni Landi, Andrea Carlini, Marco Lauciello, Dario la Forgia
Production
Sergio Schenone

Screenshots:

MAX, Marco Raiola