Gabriella de Gara

Only a Child

Only a Child is an omnibus animation short that gives shape and colour to Severn Suzuki's original speech at the UN Summit in Rio (1992): a child's desperate call to action for our planet's future.

Bad Tales

In a small suburb on the outskirts of Rome, the cheerful heat of summer camouflages a stifling atmosphere of alienation. From a distance, the families seem normal, but it’s an illusion: in the houses, courtyards and gardens, silence shrouds the subtle sadism of the fathers, the passivity of the mothers and the guilty indifference of adults. But it’s the desperation and repressed rage of the children that will explode and cut through this grotesque façade, with devastating consequences for the entire community.

Love Me Tender

Suffering from agoraphobia, Seconda is unable to leave her house. When she finally succeeds, new challenges push her limits even further.

My Beloved Enemy

A professor saves the life of a wounded hitman who, in exchange, promises to find and kill his enemy. Even though the professor says he has no enemies, the killer goes on a mission and transforms the professor's life.

The Stone Eater

In a small mountain valley in Italy, the former criminal Cesare discovers the corpse of his nephew Fausto.

7 Minutes

Women in a failing silk factory, fight to find a way to keep their jobs.

Blood of My Blood

Northern Italy, 17th century. In a monastery, a nun accused of witchcraft tries to seduce a young confessor who refuses to yield to his searing temptation.

The Hole

Ambulance-chasing lawyers takes on the case of a convicted murderer who, just being released after doing 27 years in jail, claims he was innocent.