Sapling
USA / Documentary / 14' / HD / Color / 2022
Summer is ending, and the harvest has begun in rural Transylvania. As Nicusor aspires toward adulthood, he looks for a way to contribute. Faced with rejection, he explores his natural surroundings to imagine a place for himself.
Director: Lorenzo Fabbro, Bronte Stahl
Script: Lorenzo Fabbro, Bronte Stahl
Director of Photography: Lorenzo Fabbro
Producer: Lorenzo Fabbro
Editing: Claudia Alexandru
Sound: Bronte Stahl
Cast: Nicusor Pasca
CV
Lorenzo Fabbro (1991) graduated in Cinema Engineering in Turin and later moved to Sarajevo, where he partecipated on the BFA program at Béla Tarr’s film.factory. His first short Nestajanje was presented at 2018 Sarajevo Film Festival. He has been working as assistant director in numerous international productions.
Bronte Stahl (1993) is a filmmaker from Westerly, RI, USA. He graduated from the European itinerant MFA program DocNomads and is an alumnus of the Flaherty Seminar Fellowship, IDFA Project Space, Eurodoc and Points North Institute.
Filmography
Nestajanje 2018
Sapling 2022
Festivals Attended
Venice International Film Critics' Week
Rotterdam Film Festival
DocLisboa
Pravo Ljudski Film Festival
Leuven International Short Film Festival
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Porto/Post/Doc: Film & Media Festival
Awards
Best Short Film Award - 37th Settimana Internazionale della Critica, Venice Film Festival
Best Short Film Award - 7th The Next Generation Short Film Festival