BIMIFF #4 - ENG

B I M I F F I N T E R V I E W 36
The house that was our main set was kindly given to us by Romeo's sister, Cristina Donati, who did not even charge us for
the electricity expenses. The other set, the workshop, is owned by a friend of Romeo's who kindly gave us the space. The
Chateau De Lumière, Romeo, and I came with the rest. In other words, it was practically self-produced. All the technicians
and artists agreed to earn a symbolic one because they believed in the project.
"Annavespa" film scene
Grief is a natural process in family life, but it is a very complex feeling that
can be dealt with in completely different ways by each individual, serving as
inspiration for the most diverse stories, as is the case of the sensitive and
melancholic narrative of ANNAVESPA. How did you go about writing the
script for your short film, and this delicate relationship between Anna and
her parents?
The idea came to me from Romeo Donati, who is passionate about
Vespa and vintage motorcycles. He had bought an old Vespa in very
bad condition and wanted a stimulus to do the restoration. So he
proposed to me to make a short film about a girl who takes her
father's old Vespa to be restored. At first, I rejected the idea because I
am not part of the two-wheeled world. But I ended up being
convinced because I was fascinated by the idea of talking about a
daughter and a father, a relationship that almost always involves a lot
of conflict and love mixed. I was fascinated to talk about family
conflict, guilt, and pain over the loss of a loved one. I researched
Vespa stories. I listened to Vespa owners who told me their stories. I
discovered that behind every old Vespa there is always a beautiful
story. To build the character of the father I was inspired by my fatherin-law,
a man who loved the freedom of riding a motorcycle, a fact
that took time away from the family. I was inspired by some people I
knew to build the protagonist. I also looked for situations from my
past to compose some scenes. I wanted to tell simply and delicately
the story of a girl in conflict with herself, an internal conflict that
reflects itself in the family conflict. Anna can't forgive herself for the
confrontational relationship with her father and feels anger towards
life she feels anger towards herself and takes it out on her mother who
tries to wake her up from this state of confusion.
"Annavespa" film scene