DIRT & DESIRE
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Dirt and Desire is a hand-crafted story of a wholesome girl who wants more out of life. She takes a risk and invites a hot babe to her country house for an intimate dinner of home made potatoes. Her desire leads her on a dark journey that ends exactly where it all began, in the dirt.
selected for Preis der Nationalgalerie für junge Kunst, Germany 2011 and winner of the audience choice award at KurzFilmFunk Berlin, 2010
Principal Crew
Writer / Director: Diane Busuttil
Camera: Milu Grutta & Arlei Papa
Editor/s: Milu Grutta & Arlei Papa
Composer: Stevhen Iancu – The Dolomites
Costumes: Nina Barkowski
Make–up, Hair & Gore: Romy Medina
Set Photography: Sebastian Heise
Cover Photography: Henrik Stroenberg
Cast
Diane Busuttil , Anna De Carlo, Arlei Papa, Sebastian Suba, Tatiana Eva Safir, Ian Liddle, Andy Hitchcock , Thurit Antonia Kremer, Lars Denicke.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
There was a time when I had insomnia and I began meditating regularly, it was during this time that I had the initial story idea. Everything was clear to me; the colours; the actors; the location and the general feel of the film. I had seen some works of Luis Buñuel at the Berlinale 2008 and was inspired by the old style quality of the film. The crew and I watched many silent films together and shaped the final feel and look of the film.
AWARDS
· KurzFilmFunk - Audience “Best-of” Award , Berlin ,Germany
· nominated for Preis der Nationalgalerie für junge Kunst, Germany
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS / SCREENINGS 2010/2011
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Film Festival
February 2010, Sydney (also screened in 2011)
X-posed 5th International Queer Short Film Festival, Berlin
Q-Munity Film Festival
SCREENINGS 2009
The Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Melbourne, Australia, March
Fairytales International Queer Diversity Film Festival
Calgary, Canada May
Frameline 33, The San Francisco International LGBT Film
Festival, San Francisco USA June
Revelation Perth International Film Festival
Perth, Australia, July
KurzFilmFunk, short film festival
Berlin, Germany September
Ciao Mauro
Sicily, Italy September
Image + Nation, International LGBT Film Festival
Montreal Canada October
Threat Level Queer Screenings
New York City and Chicago USA, October
17th Mix Brazil Festival of Sexual Diversity
Sao Paulo, Brazil November
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS / SCREENINGS 2008
Kunstklub
Berlin , Germany October
Les Grandes Traversees,
CAPC/ Musée d’Art Contemporain,
Bordeaux, France December 2008
DISTRIBUTION
Ouat Media Canada www.ouatmedia.com, and in German speaking countries (Switzerland, Austria and Germany) by Bildkraft www.bildkraft.biz
