Universitas tenebrarum

Directed by Michiele Mellara / Alessandro Rossi | |

They are full professors, associate professors, researchers, assistants, doctoral students, secretaries, ushers, and janitors. They bustle through crowded classrooms, historic buildings, hallways, and libraries of the fantastical ‘Faculty of Sociology of Dead Languages’ at an imaginary Italian university determined to climb the ranks of world universities and secure more funding. Every day, they clash with an army of students from all over Italy—some will stay the years needed to complete their studies, while others will get stuck for many years. Students and professors are forced to share restrooms, classrooms, hallways, time, life plans, aspirations, and nightmares in a comedic dance of forced relationships.

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Direction
Michiele Mellara / Alessandro Rossi
Production
Mammut Film S.r.l.
SUBJECT and SCRIPT
Michiele Mellara / Alessandro Rossi / Michele Mellara
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Stefano de Pieri
EDITING
Massimiliano Bartolini / Paolo Marzoni
MUSIC
Giuseppe Tranquillino Minerva
SET DESIGN
Orazio Metello Orsini
COSTUMES
Sara Gorgoglione
CAST
Natalino Balasso / Roberto Mesini D'Agostini / Alessandro Bergonzoni / Stefano Pesce / Lorenzo Ansaloni / Tita Ruggeri / Angela Malfitano / Martina Sacchetti
Duration
24 episodi di 3' / 5'
LOCATION
Bologna
YEAR AND RELEVANT REGIONAL CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Regionale 2021