INFO
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Director |
Federico Barni |
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Genre |
Fiction |
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Duration |
19’ |
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Year |
2023 |
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Nationality |
UK |
SYNOPSYS
Two mining surveyors roam a Welsh forest in search of an abandoned gold mine. As the tensions between them simmer, an unexpected radio signal from the underground reaches them, luring them into the earth and towards the depths of a sentient ecosystem.
STILLS
CREDITS
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Director |
Federico Barni |
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Genre |
Fiction |
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Duration |
19′ |
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Nationality |
UK |
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Screenplay |
Callum Copley Federico Barni |
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Produced by |
Ruth Gibbs Corrine Amos Xiaoxuan Zhu |
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Cast |
Kim Adis Kathryn O’Reilly Tomos Morgan |
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Production design |
Elena Isolini |
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Cinematography |
Ailsa Aikoa |
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Casting |
Hannah Marie Williams |
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Sound editing & mix |
David Crane |
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Editing |
Federico Barni |
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Costume Designer |
Francesca Prizzon |
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Colourist |
John Alexander Lowe |
AWARDS AND SELECTIONS
2023
World Premiere
41. Festival del Cinema di Torino
FEDERICO BARNI
BIOGRAPHY
Federico Barni is an Italian filmmaker based in London. His work is influenced by his studies in cell biology and anthropology at UCL and Imperial College, and by an interest in the outer limits of human experience in extreme circumstances and symbiotic states. His films, including Under the North Sea (2020), and Asha (2021), have participated in international film festivals including DocLisboa, Clermont-Ferrand, London Short Film Festival, Glasgow Short Film Festival and London International Documentary Festival.
His experimental work has also been shown in galleries and institutions including the South London Gallery, Cryptic Glasgow, Wilhelm Hack Museum and on platforms such as Nowness and FACT. Federico also has years of experience as an editor of documentary and art films.
FILMOGRAPHY
ORCHARD
2023
ASHA
2021
UNDER THE NORTH SEA
2020