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LAST STOP BEFORE CHOCOLATE MOUNTAIN / FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / 93’

produced by DOCLAB

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 


PREMIERED AT LA SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE - LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL - AUGUST 2022
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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WHO AM I?

I’m a writer, director and artist based in Rome but my heart tap dances all around.
I started out as a doodler in the marshlands of the Po Valley, illustrating and inventing worlds and characters and it has always been in my interest to tell unconventional and extraordinary human stories. I’ve always been into the theme of outsiders, marginalized individuals, especially the ones who are victims of the modern and advanced world.
My lense is drawn to underlining the magical and the surreal element, the emotional and poetic aspect of reality. I like to search and portray the methaphors and the symbolic through a visual style which is often characterized by magical realism and fantastic elements.
I have explored various fields and I consider myself a multi-disciplinary person but I found in filmmaking my most sincere and highest vocation. 
I spend a lot of my time drawing and doodling, which is also part of how I make my living.