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THE ACCIDENT

ITALY 66 MINS

FEB 25, 2024 7:00PM

Director: Giuseppe Garau

Writer: Giuseppe Garau

Stars:Giulia Mazzarino, Anna Coppola

Country/Language:  Italy / Italian

Notable Festivals: Slamdance Film Festival, Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival

After being fired, Marcella, a gentle hearted mother going through separation, buys a tow truck; she gets trapped deeper and deeper in a cynical and aggressive world until a terrible opportunity shines in front of her.

Giuseppe Garau
Born on the island of Sardegna, at 18 years old he moved to Torino. After a few award winning documentaries and short films he started to experiment with film grammar and 16mm films. His feature film The Accident world premiered at the Lucca Film Festival in Italy, and won the Jury Award at the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival. 

 

Director Statement

After being hit by a truck while I was driving my car, I got to know the unknown violent underworld of tow trucks. I spent some time with a tow truck driver in his work routine and started to write “L’Incidente”. “L’Incidente” is also an uncompromising reaction to the toxic conformism of contemporary film grammar.

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