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SEA SISTERS

By Brunella FILÌ

OFFICINEMA DOC SRLS - as PROD

Drama - Development 2022

Sandra, from Northern Norway, is the only fisherwoman in her region.
Antonia, from Southern Italy, would like to become one, despite her family’s prohibition.
A cinematic journey across the European seas, with two women evolving in a male's world.

Festivals
& Awards

LISBON DOCS 2016
Selection
MIA MARKET ROME 2018
Pitching Forum
APULIA FILM FORUM 2018
SELECTION
BFI London FF 2019
NEW TALENTS PITCHING
SUNNY SIDE OF THE DOC 2020
Italian Pavilion
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    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Drama, Social issues, Documentary
    • Countries
    • ITALY, NORWAY
    • Languages
    • ITALIAN, NORWEGIAN, ENGLISH
    • Budget
    • 0 - 0.3 M$
    • Duration
    • 70 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Brunella FILÌ
    • Producer(s)
    • Brunella FILÌ (OFFICINEMA DOC SRLS), Mathis MATHISEN (REIN FILM)
    • Synopsis
    • ANTONIA, 26 years old from Gallipoli, Southern Italy, a popular touristic village.
      She lost her father, a fisherman, in a terrible shipwreck: she never knew him and his body was never returned.
      Only her brother Franco is allowed to work on the family’s boat, because ‘this is not a job for women’.
      Will Antonia rebel to her family’s prohibition?
      In the Arctic Ocean, SANDRA is a young Sami woman who, after a conflict with her family, became a fisherwoman and captain of her own boat.
      She is a combination of feminine grace and wild force: “This is not only my work, for me, it’s a way of life. It means to be free, and in the best office in the world: at sea”. A rough and lonely life but also, as a member of the Sami Parliament, she fights for equality for fisherwomen, in one of the most liberal country of Europe.
      Sea Sisters represent two different reactions to gender inequalities. We’ll discover with them how far a passion can lead, drawing a cinematic portrait of an invisible feminine Europe fading away, in a true and authentic journey that will lead us to the discovery of two female identities, towards their emancipation.
      Is it possible to imagine a future of equal opportunities?
    • Partners & financing
    • REIN FILM FINNMARK (COPRODUCERS)
      APULIA FILM COMMISSION (Development Film Fund 2020)
      COLDIRETTI (Private Financier)
      GALLIPOLI MUNICIPALITY (Institutional Funding)
      CREIS ASSOCIATIONS (NGO FUND)
    • Production schedule
    • SS will be a creative documentary, highly cinematic, mainly designed for global release, directed by awarded director Brunella Filì, joined by internationally experienced team. The film’s subject deals with today’s most actual themes, from women’s empowerment to gender equality. Topics with the potential to involve a broad audience inspired by the strong motivations of our characters. Also, the visual power of the Sea has a great potential to cross borders, giving the author stylistic opportunities to engage viewers with breathtaking images and compelling storytelling.
      SS is in the middle of development.Our efforts proceeded simultaneously to achieve both creative and financing goals. Following our strategy to enlarge the international potential of the project, SS has been officially selected in important industry events, pitching and networking at MIA Market,LisbonDocs,Apulia FF,London PFM New Talents, SunnySide, so now we aim to present it to Nordic decision makers.
      SS is a co-production between Italy and Norway that will involve a 3rd EU coprod. and a 4th extra-EU country. With 20% of development budget already in place, SS gained Apulia Film Commission Dev. Fund. A Festival release strategy will be designed, aiming to premiere in a A-list festival,followed by medium Festivals to push the film in its co-productions territories. Theatrical,TV,VOD distribution will be pursued in both Europe and South/North America. We are in discussion with distributors with extensive experience with similar films. Together we’ll design an audience strategy for the launch, live events, relevant digital contents, to attract and retain an anticipated audience,like young people and women,with the participation of women network and NGO
    • Beginning of shooting
    • Oct 01, 2020
    • End of shooting
    • Oct 30, 2021
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