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The Other Truth I was born free

A SHORT FILM

written by INGA SEMPEL

directed by GIOVANNA VOLPI

Nestled behind the walls of an abandoned asylum, two distraught women fight with their fears and expectations, until a familiar face brings the verdict of their destiny.

STATUS: shooting

THE STORY

Tucked away in a corner seat of a bus, a visibly distressed Woman 1 glances at the other passengers, all of whom seem to have their inquisitive eyes fixed on her. The bus drops her off on a deserted road; she takes a side path and disappears into the woods. Her lonely walk through the tangled vegetation is suddenly interrupted by the sound of someone walking towards her. And yet, there is nobody around. A gunshot hits the tree immediately behind her. She runs for her life, chased by what she believes to be a group of hunters...
...she ends up at the entrance of a huge dark building that is nothing more than an abandoned empty shell, with hollow windows and boarded up doors. She frantically bangs at the door. Woman 2, wearing a loose hospital gown, lets her in...

WILL SHE BE SAFE?

...The two women create a bond over their common phobias and hopes, wondering about what will happen to them inside and outside those protective walls. When a letter announces the imminent arrival of a familiar face, they prepare for a long-awaited reunion, unaware that his appearance will deliver a frightening yet inevitable verdict.

INGA SEMPEL - scriptwriter, actor

A British-Italian scriptwriter and performer writing and performing for theatre and the screen since she was 16; she took part in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (UK) with her one-woman show, replicated in London’s West End. She has written award winning short films and feature-length scripts under the umbrella of her UK-based independent production company Storm and Light Pictures. She is also Scriptwriting Tutor at the Open College of the Arts (UCA) and works as a freelance script consultant; amongst her clients, she has the pleasure of working with BAFTA winner and Academy Award nominee Mr Michael Radford (‘1984, ‘Il postino’).

GIOVANNA VOLPI - director, concept artist

An Italian director and concept artist, who graduated in directing at the University Alma Mater, DAMS (Art, Music and Performing Arts Department) in Bologna, Italy, then in screenwriting at the Luchino Visconti Civica Scuola di Cinema (Milan) and in 2015 at the London Film Academy (UK). She has filmed and produced award-winning short films and documentaries featuring adults and children, in Italy and in Eastern Europe (Sarajevo, Czech Republic). She has a particular passion and eye for socially relevant subjects (Alzheimer, Bosnian War, art as a solidarity means). She is currently based in Milan.

MISHA McCULLAGH - actor

An actor and producer, Misha is a creative force for good in the Scottish film and theatre industries. From leading roles like Macbeth and Medea to a performance of Doctor Faustus in the famous underground vaults of Edinburgh. Recently starring in two episodes of online series The End: HOWL, winning best micro-short at Phoenix Shorts, and Blood of Our Own, co-starring Maureen Beattie. As a producer, she has an ever-expanding portfolio of short films, podcasts, and live events. She has worked with the BBC, STV, and international independent filmmakers. Misha also works as communications and development coordinator at Compact Pictures.

THE WORK SO FAR...

THE STORYBOARD

THE ACTING

THE MOODBOARD

Slava Polunin's SnowShow, Peter Brook's The Valley of Astonishment (2014), M. C. Escher's Relativity (1953), Rene Magritte's The Central Story (1927), a room under a bridge, Carol Reed's The Third Man (1949), Lars von Trier's Dogville (2003), Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale (2017), Rene Magritte's The Evening gown (1954).

THE SCORE (original recording)

Created By
Inga Sempel
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