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    Terremoto | Earthquake

    Massimiliano Di Lauro, Lorenzo Latrofa
    Italia | 2023 | 03’00’’

    “Earthquake” is the nickname given to a child who struggles more than others to channel his exuberance. His teacher gave him this nickname because, like an earthquake, a child’s anger sometimes explodes uncontrollably and irrationally, leaving visible traces in its wake.

    Direction: Massimiliano Di Lauro, Lorenzo Latrofa
    Animation: Giulia Landi, Giulio De Toma, Simone Di Rocco
    Screenplay: Massimiliano Di Lauro, Lorenzo Latrofa
    Editing: Lorenzo Latrofa
    Sound Design: Dario Tatoli
    Music: Dario Tatoli
    Voice: Orlando Forte
    Producer: Alessandro Borrelli
    Production: La Sarraz Pictures

    Massimiliano Di Lauro

    An illustrator from Puglia, he has published illustrated books translated into seven languages ​​since 2012. He collaborates with Italian and international magazines such as the Boston Globe, Variety, Corriere della Sera, Scientific American, and Il Foglio Sportivo. In 2016, he began collaborating with the Roman animation studio La Testuggine, with whom he has worked on various projects. Earthquake (2023) is his first animated short as a director.

    Lorenzo Latrofa

    Born in Rome in 1977, he graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Turin after graduating in Architecture in Rome. Awarded for works such as Nino & Felix (2015) and Concetta (2017), he is the director of the La Testuggine studio.