Impossible Maladies | Malattie impossibili
Alice Tambellini, Stefano Tambellini
Italy | 2023 | 8’00 v.o. sott. ENG
On board their cart, Doctor Rhubarb and his assistant Cough travel from house to house to cure absurd diseases with their innovative remedies. Freely inspired by 18th century prints and cartoons on the fear of disease and doctors, an exploration of the mystery of healing and thaumaturgy.
Direction: Alice Tambellini, Stefano Tambellini
Animation: Alice Tambellini, Stefano Tambellini
Music: Nikos Ropaitis
Voice: Ivan Talarico
Production: SenzaTesta

Alice Tambellini
Graduated in Multimedia Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara, she followed animation courses in Poitiers and Bristol, specializing in stop-motion. Her works, co-produced by her own production company SenzaTesta, have been screened and awarded at various festivals, starting with the famous short film Oh Willy! Co-directed by Emma De Swaef and Marc J. Roels.

Stefano Tambellini
Independent illustrator and director, he graduated in Traditional Animation at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Turin, and lived for six years in London where he worked as an illustrator. In 2005 he founded the SenzaTesta production label with his sister Alice, with which he made several animation and stop-motion short films.