DIRECTOR: AOIFE MCARDLE / PRODUCTION COMPANY: COLONEL BLIMP / COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: UK / DURATION: 8'58" / BRAND: 55DSL ITALY / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: TAMSIN GLASSON / VICE-PRODUCER; POSY DIXON / MUSIC: ANDY HUMPHRIES @750MPH / CAST: BRENDEN REZA & GILLIAN VANDERSLICE / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: STEVE ANNIS / ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: ANDREA ROSSO / STYLIST: ALEXIS JOHNSON.
FILM SYNOPSIS:
"Italy, Texas" is a film that examines our relationship with the wild souls with whom we share our lives. The story traces twenty-four electric hours in Italy, a different Italy. An Italy found in the heart of Texas, USA, named by the son of a man who, on his deathbed, dreamed of spending his last days in his motherland.
DIRECTOR'S BIO:
Aoife McArdle is a prolific director processing a photographic eye and a literary mind, known for her ability to capture beautiful and rhythmic portraits of life. With a background in literature and a longstanding passion for documentary, Aoife applies an intimate realist aesthetic to detailed narratives and literary themes, lending her work a cinematic quality whilst maintaining a sense of spontaneity.
