North American Premiere
The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars
Shorts in Competition: Narrative
| Italy | 23 MINUTES | English, Italian | English subtitlesDrama
On the eve of their respective open-heart surgeries, Matteo and Sonia forge a friendship through a mutual passion for mountaineering and a promise to climb together in the Dolomites, in Trentino, Italy. Will their hearts survive the challenge? Though Sonia’s husband Mark worries about his wife and feels threatened by Matteo, the two aim for the summit, opening the route to a new beginning and a second chance at life.
Screening in Shorts Program: Skin Deep
Screening in Shorts Program: Skin Deep
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Edoardo Ponti
EDOARDO PONTI was born in Switzerland and graduated from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. He has written and directed the features Between Strangers and Coming & Going and this year will star in the film The Girl from Nagasaki. The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars is his first Italian-language film.
Director
Edoardo Ponti
Screenwriter
Erri De Luca
Producer
Silvia Bizio, Paola Porrini Bisson, Massimiliano Di Lodovico
Editor
Chiara Griziotti
Cinematographer
Ferran Paredes Rubio
Executive Producer
Aurelio Laino & Elena Alessia
Composer
William Goodrum
Cast
Nastassja Kinski, Enrico LoVerso, Julian Sands, Erri De Luca