My Name is Aseman
TITLE
My Name is Aseman
DIRECTOR
Gianluca Mangiasciutti, Ali Asgari
COUNTRY
Italy
YEAR
2023
DURATION
15′
GENRE
Live Action
Overview

My Name is Aseman
Following a violent incident; Eissa a 17 years old African migrant in Egypt is in a quest against time to save his loved ones whatever it takes.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Gianluca Mangiasciutti, Ali Asgari
Ali Asgari was born in Tehran, Iran. He
graduated in Cinema in Italy. He is an alumnus
of Berlinale Talent Campus 2013. Two of his
short films “More Than Two Hours” (2013) and
“The Silence” (2016), co-directed with Farnoosh
Samadi, were in Short Film competition at
Festival de Cannes. His short film “The Baby”
premiered in competition at Venice Film Festival
in 2014. His short films were screened in more
than 600 film festivals around the world
including Sundance, BFI and Melbourne and
won more than 150 international awards.
“Disappearance”, his first feature film which was
developed at Cinefondation La Residence of
Festival De Cannes, had its world and North
American premiere at Venice Film Festival and
Toronto Film Festival. His short film “Pilgrims”,
co-directed with Farnoosh Samadi, was
nominated in the final shortlist at the David di
Donatello Awards. “My name is Aseman” (2023),
co-directed with Gianluca Mangiasciutti, is his
latest short film. Ali Asgari is a member of the
Oscar’s Academy.
Gianluca Mangiasciutti is an Italian director,
member of the Italian Film Academy. He
undertook a long internship at Hbo, and then
completed his preparation through courses at
the UCSD (University of California San Diego).
He worked as an assistant director for
numerous films, series and commercials. He
wrote and directed several short films
appreciated by the audience and critics
including "Dove l’acqua con altra acqua si
confonde", which was nominated for the David
di Donatello Award and for the Globo d'Oro, and
won the Studio Universal Award and the Rai
Play Award. He also directed "A girl like you",
presented at the Venice Days during the 73rd
Venice Film Festival, winner of the Studio
Universal Award and NuovoImaie Award. Then
he released "Je ne veux pas mourir", which was
officially selected at the Nastri d'Argento 2019
and in competition at the Cleveland Film
Festival and St. Louis Film Festival, both Oscar
qualifying festivals. His next short film,
"Butterfly", was a finalist at the Nastri d'Argento.
In 2022 he directed “L’uomo sulla strada (The
man on the road)”, presented as a world
premiere at Festa del Cinema di Roma. “My
name is Aseman” (2023), co-directed with Ali
Asgari, is his latest short film.
Credits
- DirectorAli Asgari, Gianluca Mangiasciutti
- ScreenplayAli Asgari
- CinematographyAlberto Marchiori
- EditingFilippo Orru
- CastJamak Sotoudeh, Filippo Contri, Valentina Munafò
- Producer/s Francesco Paolo Conticello, Giulio Mastromauro, Virginia Gherardini
- Production CompanyCasta Diva Ideas, Zen Movie
- Distributor/sZen Movie Distributor Worldwide All Rights
Specifications
- Project TitleMy Name is Aseman
- Project TypeLive Action
- Completion Date January 1, 2023
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Country of origin
Italy -
Country of filming
Italy - LanguageEnglish
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No

Gianluca Mangiasciutti, Ali Asgari
Ali Asgari was born in Tehran, Iran. He
graduated in Cinema in Italy. He is an alumnus
of Berlinale Talent Campus 2013. Two of his
short films “More Than Two Hours” (2013) and
“The Silence” (2016), co-directed with Farnoosh
Samadi, were in Short Film competition at
Festival de Cannes. His short film “The Baby”
premiered in competition at Venice Film Festival
in 2014. His short films were screened in more
than 600 film festivals around the world
including Sundance, BFI and Melbourne and
won more than 150 international awards.
“Disappearance”, his first feature film which was
developed at Cinefondation La Residence of
Festival De Cannes, had its world and North
American premiere at Venice Film Festival and
Toronto Film Festival. His short film “Pilgrims”,
co-directed with Farnoosh Samadi, was
nominated in the final shortlist at the David di
Donatello Awards. “My name is Aseman” (2023),
co-directed with Gianluca Mangiasciutti, is his
latest short film. Ali Asgari is a member of the
Oscar’s Academy.
Gianluca Mangiasciutti is an Italian director,
member of the Italian Film Academy. He
undertook a long internship at Hbo, and then
completed his preparation through courses at
the UCSD (University of California San Diego).
He worked as an assistant director for
numerous films, series and commercials. He
wrote and directed several short films
appreciated by the audience and critics
including "Dove l’acqua con altra acqua si
confonde", which was nominated for the David
di Donatello Award and for the Globo d'Oro, and
won the Studio Universal Award and the Rai
Play Award. He also directed "A girl like you",
presented at the Venice Days during the 73rd
Venice Film Festival, winner of the Studio
Universal Award and NuovoImaie Award. Then
he released "Je ne veux pas mourir", which was
officially selected at the Nastri d'Argento 2019
and in competition at the Cleveland Film
Festival and St. Louis Film Festival, both Oscar
qualifying festivals. His next short film,
"Butterfly", was a finalist at the Nastri d'Argento.
In 2022 he directed “L’uomo sulla strada (The
man on the road)”, presented as a world
premiere at Festa del Cinema di Roma. “My
name is Aseman” (2023), co-directed with Ali
Asgari, is his latest short film.