16th May (Third Friday)

I’M NOT SCARED

Italy | 2003 | 108 mins | Thriller/Mystery | Dir: Gabriele Salvatores
Cast: Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Dino Abbrescia and Giorgio Careccia

While playing outside one day, nine-year-old Michele discovers Filippo, who is chained to the ground at the bottom of a hole. Michele witnesses town baddie Felice nearby and suspects something bad is happening. Michele is unsure whom he should tell about his discovery, eventually spilling the beans to his closest friend.

Between 2003 and 2006, I’m Not Scared won 14 awards and received 18 nominations, including, in 2005, for Best Non-American Film (Bodil Awards).

 

Accompanying Short Film: La Lune Folle
UK | 2016 | 10 m | Short Drama Fantasy | Dir: Meneka Das | Cast: Siân Phillips, Tara MacGowran, Yasmin Joy Vigua, Paul Fuller, Max Campbell | Awards: Winner Rajasthan International Film Festival Best Short Film (2017); Nominee London, Dehli, British Idependent, Third Eye Asian, Ramsgate International Film Festivals.