The Nose or the Conspiracy of Mavericks is a sprawling but carefully controlled artistic study on the role of the artist, the audience and (as always) the nature of the oppression itself. It circumscribes the times and the rise of the Russian Avant-garde scene, the Soviet Regime up to the Stalinist purges of intellectuals The film is based on the two greatest creations of the Russian genius: A short story, “The Nose” by Nikolai Gogol, and an opera, “The Nose” that composer Dmitri Shostakovich made Gogol’s novel into in 1930.The film is dedicated to pioneers, innovators in art. People who are ahead of their time. And, most importantly, who have no fear to go against the tide. At the cost of personal well-being, and often life.The main characters of the film are writers Nikolai Gogol and Mikhail Bulgakov, director Vsevolod Meyerhold and composer Dmitry Shostakovich.
FLEE – 3 Academy Awards nominations
Flee tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. Recounted mostly through animation to director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, he tells for the first time the story of his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan.
THE NOSE OR THE CONSPIRACY OF MAVERICKS
The Nose or the Conspiracy of Mavericks is a sprawling but carefully controlled artistic study on the role of the artist, the audience and (as always) the nature of the oppression itself. It circumscribes the times and the rise of the Russian Avant-garde scene, the Soviet Regime up to the Stalinist purges of intellectuals The film is based on the two greatest creations of the Russian genius: A short story, “The Nose” by Nikolai Gogol, and an opera, “The Nose” that composer Dmitri Shostakovich made Gogol’s novel into in 1930.The film is dedicated to pioneers, innovators in art. People who are ahead of their time. And, most importantly, who have no fear to go against the tide. At the cost of personal well-being, and often life.The main characters of the film are writers Nikolai Gogol and Mikhail Bulgakov, director Vsevolod Meyerhold and composer Dmitry Shostakovich.
LAMB – Icelandic thriller. Un Certain Regard Cannes 2021
A childless couple in rural Iceland make an alarming discovery one day in their sheep barn. They soon face the consequences of defying the will of nature, in this dark and atmospheric folktale, the striking debut feature from director Valdimar Jóhannsson. Darkly imaginative and brought to life by a pair of striking central performances, Lamb shears expectations with its singularly wooly chills, blending humor, dread, and sorrow into one picture, and providing commentary on the human journey. It’s a unique film experience that is equal parts peculiar and absorbing.
AFTER LOVE Best Leading Actress 75th BAFTA
Flee tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. Recounted mostly through animation to director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, he tells for the first time the story of his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan.
AFTER LOVE Best Leading Actress 75th BAFTA
A psychological thriller on the shoulders of an extraordinary performer like Joanna Scanlan. Mary Hussain converted to Islam when she married Ahmed, she is now in her 60s and they live peacefully together in the coastal town of Dover, England.
After his sudden death, she will discover that Ahmed had a secret life in Calais, across the Channel, a few miles away from their home. A revelation that will push her to investigate to find out more about that second family that her husband has always kept hidden from her.
VESUVIO – O COME HANNO IMPARATO A VIVERE IN MEZZO AI VULCANI
The metropolitan area of Naples is one of the most densely populated on the planet and lies between Vesuvius and Campi Flegrei, two of the most dangerous active volcanoes in the world. Over a million people live in the so-called red zone, ready to be evacuated at the first sign of an eruption. Perhaps. The film relates the stories of those who live there on this “time bomb” and who, despite the danger, are linked to this land of fire, to the traditions and superstitions on the black mountain, Vesuvius, which overlooks the city, as if was the true and only master.
OTRFF8 >> diario on the road di uno spettatore speciale
Dal nostro inviato speciale, della redazione di schermaglie.it, sulla sua partecipazione all’ottava edizione di On the Road Film Festival, riceviamo e volentieri pubblichiamo “un pezzo in italiano strano a volte rimbalzante”, o uno “zibaldomonstruo” per definizione stessa dell’autore.
Grazie infinite a Luca e a tutto il pubblico che ha seguito con passione le giornate del festival.
OTRFF8 >> Palmarès 2022
“Koi” by Lorenzo Squarcia from the Jumping Flea collective and “Too Big Drawing” by Genadzi Buto respectively win the Jury Prize for Best Film and Best Short Film at ON THE ROAD FILM FESTIVAL 8, travel and frontier cinema.
Eva Voudrait by Liza Diaz and the shorts Too Big Drawing and The Van (ex-aequo) win the Audience Award.
Below is a list of all the prizes and special mentions of the sections in the 2022 competition.
The awards ceremony was held on Sunday 10 April 2022 at the Cinema Detour in Rome, in the presence of the Juries (presidents Gabriele Anaclerio and Silvia Stucky) and the public. Thanks to all and to all those who participated with passion and interest.
AL VIA ON THE ROAD FILM FESTIVAL 8
Giunto alla XXI edizione, il corso che hai sempre desiderato. Una docente professionista che metterà a disposizione tutte le sue conoscenze e il suo sapere. Un corso teorico-pratico dove non perderai neanche una lezione perché la potrai recuperare in privato. Patrizia Copponi è fotoreporter dal 1980. Ha collaborato con i maggiori settimanali, quotidiani e mensili italiani ed esteri. Si occupa da decenni dell’Organizzazione di attività culturali sulla comunicazione visiva e dell’insegnamento della Fotografia. Insegna al Detour dal 2012 con dedizione e passione.