HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Sci-Fi, 2019, 15”
Directed by: Lorenzo Giovenga
Screenplay by: Valentina Signorelli, Gualtiero Titta, Piero Brundo
Produced by: RAI Cinema, One More Pictures in collaboration with Daitona
Partner: support of the National Hikikomori Association of Italy
Cast: Jenny De Nucci, Fortunato Cerlino, Lorenzo Lazzarini, Filippo Contri and Achille Lauro
SYNOPSIS
A shy girl’s glamorous 18th birthday party is nothing more than the latest of a father’s lies behind his VR mask.
THE PROJECT
"Happy Birthday" is the first transmedia project made in RAI Cinema which started from a screenwriting contest promoted by Onemore Pictures. The project is composed of a short-film (available on Raiplay), a VR experience (available on RAI Cinema Channel VR) and an IG social story. The universe of "Happy Birthday" has expanded across different media, this is why its essence is transmedia. The project has been officially presented at the 76th Venice Biennale Film Festival. "Happy Birthday" is a highly innovative project, combining cinema with social themes and social networks with VR.
Key words: #VR #scifi #venezia76 #transmedia #hikikomori
Selections and Awards
- 2019 Venice Film Festival, hosted event