Project Detail

Tiramisù

A female director speaking with a male and female wearing puffer jackets

Synopsis

Aurora, a Nigerian-Italian student in London, needs a real, authentic, traditional tiramisù for a dinner that evening, but when she walks into Caldo’s family deli the dessert is sold out. Caldo - a London born, aspiring rapper raised by his sharp-tongued Italian Nonna - offers to whip up tiramisù from scratch, sparking a spirited, hilarious, romantic journey across culture, identity and love, that will change the way they see each other (and themselves) forever.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 min 29 sec
Director
Daphne Di Cinto
Producer
Alessandra Gonnella
Editor
Maria Elena Capra
Screenwriter
Stella Corradi, Daphne Di Cinto
Director of Photography
Pedro Cardillo ABC
Production Designer
Adriana Faria
Sound
Sara Lima
Composer
Amede Unuabona
Principal cast
Chiara Lari, Caldo, Anna-Maria Everett
Aurora’s bag and shoes
Judith Saint Jermain
Caldo and Ogo dressed by
Dabby Bankz
Italian Dinner Guests dressed by
Nyny Ryke, Nico Didonna

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Nervosa Pictures Ltd

Flat 17, 91 Great Suffolk Street

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