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The short film "Silence" received the Airone della Laguna award.
The Ukrainian director Pavlo Shpehun’s short film "Silence" won the Airone della Laguna award at the 83-th Venice International Film Festival. This year, the organizers awarded this international prize for the first time. This is reported by Suspline Culture.
"Silence" is a chamber psychological story about closeness, loss, and the silence that sometimes speaks louder than words. The main character of the film is Luca, a young stand-up comedian who, after a failed performance, meets a mysterious girl in a bar. They quickly find common ground, and the girl spends the night with Luca. They talk about loneliness, pain, and personal losses, while trying to maintain emotional distance. But when all the necessary words finally run out, silence arrives.
The lead roles are played by Hryhorii Naumov and Iolanta Bodjun.
The film was produced by Anna Yatsenko, Volodymyr Yatsenko, Inna Lastotchkina, and Pavlo Shpehun. The project also involved cinematographer Mykhailo Liubarskyi, production designer Vlad Odudenko, editor Yurii Katynskyi, line producer Kyrylo Rybianets, sound designer Serhii Stepanskii, and costume and makeup designer Yevheniya Slobodiianyk.
The Airone della Laguna prize was established to support filmmakers of a new generation, innovative approaches, and new voices in national cinemas. It recognizes films for originality of ideas, innovative storytelling, bold visual language, and engagement with contemporary themes.
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