WTFF 8 – ExtraWorks Competition
by Niccolò Beretti
Experimental
Italy, 2024, 17’
O.v. Italian. English subtitles
November 28, 2026, 5.00 PM, Caracol Olol Jackson – Vicenza
Synopsis In 1968 the industrialist Fredy Legler predicted a 90% reduction of textile manpower, while his cotton mill patents a anti-wrinkle fabric that does not require an iron. If the human variable is ousted from production and from consumption, nothing will stop the fabric/product from unfolding its animated phantasmagoria. The film is a palimpsest of 16mm corporate films, home movies, animated fabric samples, internal documents, and 18th-century engravings.
Director’s bio-filmography Niccolò Beretti (1988), after a Master degree in Cinema and New Media at IULM in Milan and an internship at Mammafotogramma animation studio, has been working in the field of New Media Art. As a freelancer, he has managed projects for several brands including: Bosch, FAI, Treccani, RAI, Fage, Legambiente, and La Repubblica. Idealismo legleriano won the audience award and a special mention at Dresdner Schmalfilmtage.
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Directed by Niccolò Beretti
Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, Sound Design Niccolò Beretti
Audio Mix Nicola Gualandris
Production Lab 80 film, Camera di Commercio di Bergamo, Andrea Zanoli, Giorgia Goi
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