SELFIE
A shy and insecure girl becomes a social media idol thanks to the selfies taken by her smartphone that portray her as beautiful. However, all this will soon have a macabre price: like a modern Dorian Gray with a digital portrait, with each new shot the phone’s camera will steal a little piece of her lifeblood.
Giulio Manicardi
Born in Ostiglia, Italy in 1987, Giulio Manicardi is an Italian director and screenwriter, graduated at Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Cinema session of the DAMS. After various experiences as assistant director and director/writer in several videoclip, commercials and independent productions, he writes and directs “LIKE”, his first official short film as a director. “LIKE” won the Golden Dragon at the Ferrara Film Festival, collecting over 60 official selections worldwide and then has been distributed by Amazon. Since 2019, Manicardi has collaborated with Fremantle in productions such as “VELENO”, “SIC” and “WANNA”