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Shapes

Synopsis

Four flatmates share a flat, the Universe is on their laptop. SHAPES is a dark and delirious comedy, a collection of scenes and episodes from a painful everyday life, exploring the idea of sexual repression at the time of social media.

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Year: 2022
Type of film: Features
Running time: 90 min
Format: digital
Director: Roberto Prestia 1st Feature
Producer: Roberto Prestia
Executive Producer: Alessio Gambaro, Ben Cheung
Editor: Roberto Prestia
Screenwriter: Roberto Prestia
Director of Photography: Oleg Micheyev
Production Designer: Llili Lea Abraham
Sound: Roberto Prestia
Composer: Carlo Miles Prestia
Principal cast: sacha plaige, timo willman, derek nelson, carlo miles prestia, olegar fedoro, anne wittman, jean-michel brawand.

Genre

Experimental Comedy Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

starker films

29 Tulse Hill, London, United Kingdom, SW2 2TJ

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