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Section: Competition of European First Feature Films
Zen in the Ice Rift (2018)
Maia, called Zen, a rowdy yet solitary 16-year-old tomboy, lives in a small village on top of the rough and beautiful Italian Apennines. She´s the only girl in the local ice hockey-team and she is constantly bullied by her teammates for her masculine attitude. When Vanessa - the beautiful and bewildered girlfriend of the team captain - runs away from home and hides in Maia´s family lodge, Maia feels free to trust someone for the first time. Led by the need to break away from the roles that the small community has forced them to play, Maia and Vanessa embark on a journey of self-discovery: an exploration of their gender identity and sexuality, liquid and restless like the troubled time of youth.
| Country | Italy |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Duration | 90 min |
| Rating | 15 |
| Language | Italian |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Margherita Ferri |
| Screenplay | Margherita Ferri |
| Director of Photography | Marco Ferri |
| Music | Zero51 Audiolab |
| Edited by | Mauro Rossi |
| Contact | Media Luna New Films |
Biography
Writer and director from Italy. She graduated from universities in L.A., Bologna and Rome. As a student, she directed short films and documentaries. She's worked as a production and directing assistant, and in dramaturgical, organizational and teaching activities, and cooperated with TV. In feature format, she's made documentaries and the drama Zen in the Ice Rift (Zen sul ghiaccio sottile, 2018).
Friendship, Sports, Growing Up, Drama, Gender, Sexuality + Identity, Sports