After a turbulence, astronaut Debora reawakens in a familiar domestic environment that she hardly recognizes because everything has undergone a metamorphosis. Here she meets two aliens, her Mother and Grandmother, who telepathically tell her about life, sexuality and motherhood.
“The intent of the short documentary Maris B653 is to tell, through an experimental narration, a real, intimate and family experience, in which the socio-cultural bond crosses the lives of three generations of mothers. ‘Maris’ which in the Friulian language means mothers, is also the name to represent the North Star, guide and reference of travelers. ‘653’ are the kilometers that separate Rome, city in which I lived many years, and my home country in the northeast of Italy, where my mother and grandmother still live and where, a few years ago, my motherhood brought me back. In this re-entry, I felt so out of place that I imagined myself as an astronaut exploring a new planet.” (D. Vrizzi)
Sceneggiatura, Fotografia / Screenplay, Photography: Debora Vrizzi
Montaggio / Editing: Maria Fantastica Valmori, Alberto Masi
Musica / Music: Lynda Lavelle
Suono / Sound: Havir Gergolet
Scenografia / Art Director: Michele Bazzana
Costumi / Costume Designer: Sara D’Agostin
Effetti speciali / Special Effects: b
Interpreti / Cast: Debora Vrizzi, Bianca Samero, Miranda Noacco
Produzione, distribuzione per l’Italia / Produced by, Distributed in Italy by: Agherose
Coproduzione / Co-produced by: Novanima Productions
Con il sostegno di / Supported by: Fondo Audiovisivo FVG, MiC – DG Cinema, Regione Autonoma FVG, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Distribuzione internazionale / World Sales: Agherose, Novanima Productions (paesi francofoni / French territories)
Debora Vrizzi
Video artist and director of photography, Debora Vrizzi was born in 1975 in Cividale del Friuli, Italy. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna and the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, she has worked as director of photography in several films, series and documentaries, presented at Cannes, Venice and Berlin film festivals. She has participated in numerous art exhibitions and festivals. Maris B653, her first work as a director, won a Special Mention at the K3 FF in Austria and at the Asolo Art FF in Italy and the Best Experimental Film Award at the New Jersey Independent FF.
