Country: Italy
Year: 2024
Duration: 13'
Stella (Iaia Forte), a fading diva, suggests that her son and his husband embark on a surrogate pregnancy with Monica. Behind the advice Stella hides a plan to relaunch her career. But the men don’t want a child, or so it seems.
Biography
film director
Francesca Romana Zanni
Francesca Romana Zanni was born in Rome in 1968. An Italian actor, playwright and director, she made her acting debut at a very young age, working in TV and theatre. After writing and directing stage plays, she made her directing debut in the audiovisual field at 40, directing video clips. Il presente (2025) is the first short film she has directed.
Cast
& Credits
Sceneggiatura/Screenplay Armando Maria Trotta, Francesca Romana Zanni
Montaggio/Editing Marco Signoretti
Fotografia/Photography Edoardo Carlo Bolli
Scenografia/Production Design Paolo Tepatti
Suono/Sound Andrea Sileo
Musica/Music Valerio Piccolo, Pino Pecorelli
Interpreti/Cast Massimiliano Caiazzo, Barbara Chichiarelli, Iaia Forte, Alberto Malanchino
Montaggio/Editing Marco Signoretti
Fotografia/Photography Edoardo Carlo Bolli
Scenografia/Production Design Paolo Tepatti
Suono/Sound Andrea Sileo
Musica/Music Valerio Piccolo, Pino Pecorelli
Interpreti/Cast Massimiliano Caiazzo, Barbara Chichiarelli, Iaia Forte, Alberto Malanchino
