The Shift (2021)
Anna and Lucia, two women in their twenties, one Italian and one of Nigerian origin, take turns caring for Maria, a bedridden old lady living in a large, antiquated and silent house. Anna looks after Maria during the day, while Lucia has the night shift: the change of shift is the only moment at which the two young women meet, but in that short span of time the differences between them flare up every day, in a conflict in which each asserts—one at the expense of the other—her own position in the world.
Directors:
Chiara Marotta, Loris Giuseppe Nese.
Writers:
Chiara Marotta, Loris Giuseppe Nese.
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Rossella De Martino as Anna |
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Racheal Emmanuel as Lucia |
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Vanda Cirillo Taiani as Maria |
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Pietro Mugnani as Matteo |
| Directing | Chiara Marotta | Director |
| Directing | Loris Giuseppe Nese | Director |
| Writing | Chiara Marotta | Screenplay |
| Writing | Loris Giuseppe Nese | Screenplay |
| Crew | Loris Giuseppe Nese | Cinematography |
| Editing | Chiara Marotta | Editor |
| Art | Ilaria Nomato | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Antonella Mignogna | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Davide Maresca | Music |
| Sound | Raffaele Caputo | Music |
| Sound | Enrico Francese | Sound |
| Sound | Davide Maresca | Sound |
| Visual Effects | Giovanni Lazzari | Visual Effects |
| Production | Ivan Olgiati | Producer |
| Production | Chiara Gallioni | Producer |
| Production | Fabrizio Cabitza | Line Producer |
| Production | Chiara Galloni | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valentina Marzona | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Flavio Califano | First Assistant Camera |