Angelica Gallo

Born in Rome in 1990, Angelica Gallo graduated in 2016 with a Master in Visual Arts from the University of Bologna. Her first shortfilm, The Fourth Parcae (doc - 2019), developed during the Eurodoc and Mia | Market programs, had its world premiere at the Reykjavik International Film Festival, and played at other events too: the plot follows the true story of a suicide assistant in the city of Geneva. Her second shortfilm, The Night Burns (fiction - 2021), was shown in world premiere at the Turin Film Festival, where it won the Rai Cinema Prize. The short was produced by Guendalina Folador with the support by Heino Deckert's company, ma.ja.de Filmproduktion.

Filmography

2019 the fourth parcae
2021 The night burns

Selected project: "The Night Burns"

Production: Askesis (Guendalina Folador)

Based on real events, The Night Burns is the story of Max and his friends who, for pure pleasure, steal jewellery and valuable items at concerts by setting off a substance similar to pepper spray. However, during the last robbery, the nightclub’s emergency door didn’t open, causing mayhem resulting in six fatalities.