Sentire l'aria
Feel the air
Italia / 2010 / 94 min / Colour
Andrea is 16 when he leaves school and chooses to become a nomadic shepherd in the Biella region, far from the collective rites of adolescence and the noise of society, but supported by a modern family (his father is a surgeon, his mother a teacher) who, with him, see in open-air life and contact with animals a key for understanding our existence, and a way to become a man. This is a voyage among images and sounds within the secret that links a boy to the solitude of the meadows, in search of a new identity. It is a documentary about the coming of age, which follows the true story of Andrea during a crucial phase of his existence, the span of time between 16 and 18 years of age. For nearly two years, as the flock moved from place to place, the film crew was with Andrea and his mentor, Niculìn, who took the youth with him and taught him the art and craft of shepherding and of the life it entails.
Manuele Cecconello
A photographer and director, Costantin was born in 1969 and earned a degree in modern literature from the Università Statale in Turin with a thesis on Andrej Tarkovkij. After collaborating with the Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino, in the 1990s he founded Prospettiva Nevskij. He has directed more than 100 works, frequently chosen for screening at international festivals and events.
Credits
Language Italian, Piemontese Dialect Subject Manuele Cecconello, Andrea Taglier Screenplay Manuele Cecconello Cinematography Manuele Cecconello, Claudio Pidello Sound Manuele Cecconello Editing Manuele Cecconello Music Andrea Dalla Fontana Producer Manuele Cecconello Production company Prospettiva Nevskij
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