Blue Dots

TITLE

Blue Dots

DIRECTOR

Lorenzo Squarcia

COUNTRY

Italy

YEAR

2022

DURATION

13′

GENRE

Short Documentary

Overview

Blue Dots

Biagio, an old man with a package full of photos and letters, sits every day on a bench in Washington Square Park, NY. To all those sitting next to him, he shares the love story he had with his loved wife for over 60 years. In this way, he keeps her alive.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY​ - Lorenzo Squarcia

Lorenzo Squarcia was born in Rome and is an Italian documentary filmmaker and producer at Jumping Flea. After his studies of foreign languages at the Aristofane High School and Film Arts at the Rome University of Fine Arts (Bachelor's Degree), he worked on many shorts, music videos, and documentaries as a director, cinematographer, and colorist. In 2016 he won 2 special awards from Fandango and Radio Globo during the Rufa Contest with chairman Karim Rashid. In 2017 he moved to Japan to make his first documentary feature KOI, which the audience has well recognized. In 2022 he directed a short documentary, called Blue Dots, in New York City. Ratings

Credits

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Lorenzo Squarcia

Lorenzo Squarcia was born in Rome and is an Italian documentary filmmaker and producer at Jumping Flea. After his studies of foreign languages at the Aristofane High School and Film Arts at the Rome University of Fine Arts (Bachelor's Degree), he worked on many shorts, music videos, and documentaries as a director, cinematographer, and colorist. In 2016 he won 2 special awards from Fandango and Radio Globo during the Rufa Contest with chairman Karim Rashid. In 2017 he moved to Japan to make his first documentary feature KOI, which the audience has well recognized. In 2022 he directed a short documentary, called Blue Dots, in New York City. Ratings

SELECTIONS & AWARDS

Group 1579

Festival Internazionale del Cinema Povero

Best Documentary, 2022

Group 1579

Tirana International Film Festival

Short Documentary Competition, 2022

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