40^ Lovers Film Festival
OUT OF COMPETITION/ITALIAN SPOT
PRIMA DI TUTTO
BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE
by Marco Simon Puccioni
Country: Italy
Year: 2012
Duration: 90'
Marco and Giampietro became fathers of twins thanks to the help of a donor mother and a surrogate mother, both American. And it is Marco who chooses to recount in this documentary the courageous decision that changed their lives: the difficulties, the hopes, and the changes in perception, both of themselves and of other members of society, that it entailed. A territory unknown to most heterosexual families, but also to homosexual families, who are not granted any rights in Italy. A territory which is explored in an analysis of the essence of parenthood.
Biography
film director
Marco Simon Puccioni
Marco Simon Puccioni (1959) is a director, producer, screenwriter and art director involved in supporting the human and civil rights of minorities and other social justice themes. In 1989, after graduating in architecture, he made his first short film called Concertino; he later completed his Master’s in film directing at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles. He debuted with Quello che cerchi (2001), nominated for the David di Donatello prize, followed by Riparo (2007), Come il vento (2013) and Il filo invisibile (2022).
Cast
& Credits
Sceneggiatura/Screenplay Marco Simon Puccioni, Giampietro Preziosa
Montaggio/Editing Annalisa Schillaci
Fotografia/Photography Mario Amura, Simone Zampagni, Marco Simon Puccioni, Ralph Waylonis
Musica/Music Teho Teardo
Produzione/Production Inthelfilm
Montaggio/Editing Annalisa Schillaci
Fotografia/Photography Mario Amura, Simone Zampagni, Marco Simon Puccioni, Ralph Waylonis
Musica/Music Teho Teardo
Produzione/Production Inthelfilm
