Film Programme
Newton's First Law
fiction,
Sun, 15:00
Italy , 2012, 19'40''
Director: Piero Messina
Producer: Elisabetta Bruscolini
Cinematographer: Pasquale Remia
Writer: Eleonora Cimpanelli, Dario Bonamin
Editor: Chiara De Cunto
Synopsis: A body persists in its state of being at rest or moving uniformly unless it’s compelled to change its state by force impressed. But rest and motion are relatively distinguishable; and moreover, bodies that are commonly considered to be at rest aren’t always so.
Director: Piero Messina
Piero Messina was born in 1981 in Caltagirone, Sicily. Graduated in Film Direction at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Rome 2011. Made several short films and documentaries including Terra, previewed at 65th Festival de Cannes - Cinéfondation; La Porta (Rotterdam Intl. Film Festival), Pirrera (Libero Bizzarri Award, Roma Intl. Film Festival, Festival dei Popoli) and several documentaries aired on Rai channels.
He was Paolo Sorrentino’s assistant director for films This Must be the Place and La grande bellezza. Newton’s First Law is the CSC (Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia) students’ graduation work for courses of scriptwriting, cinematographer, editor, sound, set and costume designer.