The Buzz (2024)
Alma (20), who has ADHD, works as a beekeeper but dreams of a life in the city. The day before her university exam, Pietro, her father, expresses his concerns about his daughter’s future. During the test, Alma struggles against the distractions caused by her condition but is interrupted by a tender memory: a bee buzzing around her. This event takes her back in time, to her first encounter with the beehives. What at first seems chaotic reveals itself to her as the most intelligent of natural structures.
Director: Niccolò Donatini
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Beatrice Fiorentini as Alma |
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Paolo Briguglia as Pietro |
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Rebecca Pezzi as Ragazza all'esame |
| Directing | Niccolò Donatini | Director |
| Writing | Marta Capossela | Writer |
| Writing | Mattia Borgonovo | Writer |
| Camera | Vittoria Rossini | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Francesco Marullo | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Duccio Venturi | Gaffer |
| Art | Silvio Soldini | Art Direction |
| Production | Edoardo Maione | Producer |
| Editing | diego diaz | Color Grading |
| Sound | Massimo Mariani | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Michele Arena | Compositor |
| Editing | Eleonora Rossini | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Damiano Di Giacomo | Costume Design |
| Directing | Pietro Righini | Assistant Director |
| Art | Marianna Cavallotti | Set Designer |
| Camera | Davide Bongiorni | Assistant Camera |