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SPARARE ALLE 
ANGURIE

​​​​by Antonio Donato

20min | UK/Italy | 2023

Federico is on holiday with his father and brother in a summer residence in Sardinia.
Their father, Aurelio, is a severe and overtly masculine man who makes Federico feel anxious and inadequate. When a wealthy German family invites them to dinner, Federico discovers he is not so different from his father.

International Title Shooting Watermelons
Year of production 2023
Length 20'
Country UK/Italy
Shooting Format ProRes 4:3 2.8K: 2880 x 2160, 24fps​
Aspect Ratio 1.25:1
Dialogue English, Italian
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Director Antonio Donato
Producer Patrick James Verlin
Co-Producers Lorenzo Chierici, Anita Contini, Claudia Emily Pau
Executive Producer Olivia Serafini-Sauli
Production Company Courageous Donuts, London Film School, Via 73 Films, Eclettica, Hyperion
Screenwriters Antonio Donato, Paolo Carbone
Cinematographer Sahil Kotwani
Production Designer Anastasiya Mykhaylova
Editors Iacopo Calabrese, Antonio Donato
Assistant Director Federico Fasulo
Sound Recordist Davide Hare
Music Composer Tristan Clarke
Costume Designer & Assistant Makeup Giulia Vismara
Sound Designer Alessio Festuccia​
​Cast Luigi Di Fiore, Luca Lacerenza, Sebastian Balzarolo, Alessandra Sarno

Supported by Sardegna Film Commission

Festival selections
Interfilm - International Shortfilm Festival Berlin 2023, Germany - World Premiere
​Leuven International Short Film Festival 2023, Belgium
​Poitiers Film Festival 2023, France
Corto Dorico Film Festival 2023, Italy
El Gouna Film Festival 2023, Egypt 
​Pragueshorts Film Festival 2024, Czech Republic
​BUFF Malmö Filmfestival 2024, Sweden
​Landshut Short Film Festival 2024, Germany
​One Country One Film - Apchat-Issoire International Festival 2024, France
​
Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival 2024, Germany
Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca 2024, Spain
​Kino Otok International Film Festival 2024, Slovenia
Shanghai International Film Festival 2024, China
Figari International Short Film Fest 2024, Italy - RAI Cinema Award, Best Film Made in Sardinia Award
​​​Vaughan International Film Festival 2024, Canada -
Best Cinematography Award
​​Nevada City Film Festival 2024, USA - Best Cinematography Award
​Mecal, Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes y Animación de Barcelona 2024, Spain
​Edera Film Festival 2024, Italy
Omladinski Film Festival 2024, Bosnia and Herzegovina
​Toko Film Fest 2024, Italy - Best Actor Award  for Luca Lacerenza (New Talents Category)
​Yerevan Short Film Festival 2024, Armenia
​
Lucania Film Festival 2024, Italy - Special Mention
​Concorto Film Festival 2024, Italy - Young Jury Award
​The Shortest Nights 2024, UK
​Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival 2024, Lebanon
​Soo Film Festival 2024, USA - Audience Choice Award​
​Minikino Film Week 2024, Indonesia
​Tripoli Film Festival 2024, Lebanon
​​The Smalls Film Festival 2024, UK - Best Student Film Award
​SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival 2024, Germany
Filmfest Osnabrück 2024, Germany
​
Bolton International Film Festival 2024, UK
Cinemira Budapest International Children's and Youth Film Festival 2024, Hungary
​AZYL Shorts – International Short Film Festival 2024, Slovakia
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Byron Bay International Film Festival 2024, Australia
​​Jakarta Film Week 2024, Indonesia
​SorsiCorti Short Film Festival 2024, Italy
​​Shorts Not Pants 2024, Canada
​​​​Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest 2024, France - Grand Prix
​MedFilm Festival 2024, Italy
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Festival del Cinema Europeo 2024, Italy
​Izmir International Short Film Festival 2024, Turkey
​Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival 2024, Finland
​Tangier Film Festival 2024, Morocco
​Corto Condorello 2024, Italy
​
International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!​ 2024, Poland
​Filmfest Düsseldorf 2024, Germany
​Passaggi d'Autore: Intrecci mediterranei 2024, Italy
​​Bangladesh International Short and Independent Film Festival 2024
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​Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema 2025, Brazil
​Deluxe Film Festival 2025, Italy - Best Director Award
Wegiel Film Festival 2025, Poland - Best Cinematography Award
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Director's Statement
I grew up in a culture where men must prove to be good at something, to be better than others, and always to be 'strong'.
​The myth of success, virility and invulnerability have been imposed from one generation to the next.
This film is for all the men who felt good for nothing.
For the men who felt less than others, just
because they were unable or unwilling to dominate. Men who feel punished or judged when they reveal their vulnerability.
But patriarchy crushes us only if we are alone.
Sparare alle Angurie is a quirky film that ironises male emotional repression. The broken relationship between a father and his sons becomes an opportunity to intimately reflect on the absurdities of the patriarchy and explore the environment of 'performance culture' where appearance is paramount.
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