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LAST STOP BEFORE CHOCOLATE MOUNTAIN / FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / 93’

produced by DOCLAB

distributed nationally by ZALAB 

distributed internationally by TASKOVSKI FILMS

and the generosity of all those who contributed to our Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign

written and directed by Susanna della Sala

with SONIA HERBERT, ADAM HERBERT, TAO RUSPOLI, WILLIAM ATTAWAY and GREG HABERBY, TIM ZIMMERMAN, DADAONYSUS

edited by ALINE HERVE’
          SUSANNA DELLA SALA
          ELISABETTA ABRAMI

cinematography ANDREA JOSE DI PASQUALE

additional cinematography JESSICA STEINER,TANMAY CHOWDHARY, DAMON JAMES DUKE

original soundtrack by VITTORIO DE VECCHI

music by ALEX EBERT, THE ACID, VERA SOLA, ZEE AVI, LINDA DELLA SALA 

︎FILM’S WEBSITE︎


https://laststop.doclab.it/

FESTIVALS


2022 LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL, SWITZERLAND - SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE
2022 FESTIVAL DEI POPOLI, ITALY - NATIONAL COMPETITION

PRIZES


2023 DAVID DI DONATELLO - ︎ NOMINATION FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY ︎

2022 FESTIVAL DEI POPOLI - ︎ AMC BEST EDITING AWARD ︎

2022 FESTIVAL DEI POPOLI - ︎ DISTRIBUTION AWARD “GLI IMPERDIBILI” BY                               IL CINEMA LA COMPAGNIA ︎

2022 FESTIVAL DEI POPOLI - ︎ DISTRIBUTION AWARD “IL CINEMINO” ︎


In the midst of the harsh Californian desert and on the shores of a toxic lake lies a land that time forgot: Bombay Beach. This once abandoned town is now home to a small eclectic community where art heals people in the most unexpected ways. A British matriarch, a retired bank robber, an evicted artist from Los Angeles and an Italian prince open the doors to a magical land, a living theater, perhaps a way to an alternative life.

Sulle rive di un lago tossico, nell’aspro deserto della California, c’è un luogo dimenticato dal tempo: Bombay Beach. In questa terra desolata è nata una comunità dove l'arte riesce, nei modi più inaspettati, a guarire gli animi.  Una matriarca britannica, un rapinatore di banche in pensione, un artista in fuga da Los Angeles e un principe italiano ci aprono le porte di un luogo magico, forse una via per una vita diversa.

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2023

https://www.redness.it/press-gennaio-2023/

https://www.daviddidonatello.it/news/selezione-documentari-2023.php


2022

https://www.cinemaitaliano.info/news/71283/festival-dei-popoli-63-tre-premi-per-last.html?fbclid=IwAR10IVhTvhIyb6zhEqPI6vgeVu6Nf6WEVPkQrG_tLzbbniwobM8Ur9o1ku0

https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/cinema/2022/08/16/last-stop-before-chocolate-mountain-festival-locarno

https://www.artribune.com/arti-performative/cinema/2022/11/film-bombay-beach-comunita-supera-disastro-ambientale-arte/?fbclid=IwAR0b2GWJPtlrbHK_9c8P6OL2sUF5ronB83ba3DhwnUiXFSUiEV6ljil14Yk

https://www.taxidrivers.it/261174/festival/festival-dei-popoli/last-stop-before-chocolate-mountain-la-recensione.html 

https://close-up.info/festival-dei-popoli-last-stop-before-chocolate-mountain-di-susanna-della-sala/

https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/cinema/2022/11/09/last-stop-before-chocolate-mountain-video

https://www.sentieriselvaggi.it/last-stop-before-chocolate-mountain-di-susanna-della-sala/

https://www.locarnofestival.ch/LFF/locarno75/program-75/film.html?fid=1296785&eid=75

https://www.festivaldeipopoli.org/programma/last-stop-before-chocolate-mountain/

https://variety.com/2022/film/global/taskovski-locarno-last-stop-before-chocolate-mountain-mountain-marco-visalberghi-1235335691/

https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/cinema/2022/08/09/bombay-beach-se-gli-artisti-arrivano-in-una-citta-fantasma_ad62c55f-129d-4ee2-85be-00ddfb59e117.html?fbclid=IwAR10IVhTvhIyb6zhEqPI6vgeVu6Nf6WEVPkQrG_tLzbbniwobM8Ur9o1ku0

https://lumiereeisuoifratelli.com/2022/08/10/last-stop-before-chocolate-mountain/?fbclid=IwAR1o0oa3dOV3yTu6anbUcLBDSgtWYjQDtGYMgUkKvnT_BXpHRM9Drv73Vr4