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    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.