NÉMOS SAILING THE SEA
Marco Antonio Pani | Italy
LOGLINE
A large group of shepherds and rural people, artisans and fishermen from Sardinia improvise the story of the Odyssey to build together a modern and universal epic tale, to re-discover our Mediterranean roots.
Synopsis:
Sardinia, today. Two improviser poets compete in a poetic contest in Logudorese Sardinian.
The story is that of Odysseus. The Sardinian people, through their relationship with places, with their language and their way of thinking and acting, will reshape the Odyssey as a timeless tale. Kings and divinities, princesses and castaways are told through the filter of this culture, in a continuous time jump between a present and a mythical and ironic past. The story mixes characters from the myth, contemporary witnesses strangely informed of the facts, improvisational poets. All of them at some point become the interpreters of the characters of the Odyssey.
Expected running: 90’
Screenplay: Marco Antonio Pani
Editing: Marco Antonio Pani
Cinematography: Quique Lopez Real
Production: Altamarea Film
Producer: Mario Castagna
Estimated budget: € 750.000
Financing in place: € 500.000
Gap financing: € 250.000
Looking for: pre-acquisition, co-production, acquisition, distribution
Shooting: 2020/2021
End of shooting: Settembre 2022
Director’s Note:
Who was Odysseus really? Not only a king, but also a breeder in command of a crew and an army made up of shepherds. Our story starts from here, to represent our most ancient and universal Mediterranean roots, rediscovered thanks to that ability to dream and to narrate of the Sardinian people and to the wonderful, timeless story that is the journey of Odysseus. A somewhat decadent hero, one of us, or perhaps one of the shepherds who today protest for the price of milk by pouring thousands of liters onto the asphalt.
BIOGRAPHY
Marco Antonio Pani, has been working in the audiovisual field since 1991. He made several short films and documentaries, including the short film “PANAS”, winner of the Avisa Award. In parallel to his work as a screenwriter, director, editor and assistant director, he has carried out many years of intense activity as a professor in the field of film. He currently lives and works in Cagliari where he continues his activity as author and trainer, collaborating with the University of Cagliari and Celcam.
PRODUCTION Altamarea Film | PRODUCER Mario Castagna | CONTACTS 39 0289422024, +39 335 533 9195 | mario.castagna@altamareafilm.it | via Lorenzo Mascheroni 14, Milano (MI)