To a God Unknown

To a God unknown (2020)

“To a God Unknown” is a journey within some poetic verses by Sergey Esenin and Arthur Rimbaud intertwining with a novel by John Steinbeck. To join each other are primordial elements such as the water, blood, fire, love and God.

Produced by
THE WILD BUNCH

Written and directed by
SAMANTHA CASELLA

Starring
BRIAN WITT (Jospeh)
SAMANTHA CASELLA (woman – donna)

Cinematography
FRANK HOFFMAN

Music & Sound Design by
MASSIMILIANO LAZZARETTI
TATIANA MELE

Edited by
TREVOR BISHOP

Special Effects
NASSIM FARIN
ARSENIY GUTOV
LARIO TUS
ANNA FRIGO

Voices Over
VIACHESLAV SYNGAEVSKIY
RICHARD LLOYD STEVENS
FRÉDERIC BERNARD

Production design and painting
CLAUDIA DREI

Year
2020

Running Time
9’

Awards

To A God Unknown has won over 200 international awards including:

Award of Merit Best Film Short e Women Filmakers at Accolade Global Film Competition (La Jolla, United States)
Best Short al International Independent Film Award (Los Angeles, United States)
Best International Short at Toronto Short Film Festival (Toronto, Canada)
Best Experimental Short at Metropolitan Film Festival (New York, United States)
Best Experimental Film and Best Director at Brazil International Film Festival (Rio de Janeiro, Brasile)
Best Experimental Film at Royal Society of Picture Award (Chennai / Los Angeles, India / United States)
Best Experimental Short Film and Best Director at International Motion Picture Critics Award (Los Angeles, United States)
Gold Award at Hollywood Gold Awards
Best Short at Venus Community Award
Best Inspirational Film at International World Photography Award
Honorable Mention at Japan International Film Festival