

"Weeds" is the second short film made during the theatrical training project "Future Scenarios" that Fort Apache Cinema Teatro has been carrying out within the Velletri Prison since 2020 with the support of the Lazio Region, in collaboration with IISS Cesare Battisti - Velletri – Prison Section.




SYNOPSIS: Within a dystopian setting where ecosystems have collapsed and agriculture has almost entirely disappeared, causing a terrible food crisis, a group of men seeks to preserve the remaining plant species by selecting the "good" plants, weeding out the invasive ones, and killing any other potentially harmful forms of life. However, in doing so, alongside the destruction of species deemed less useful to humans, they further impoverish the already scarce nature left. The metaphor challenges traditional parameters of classification and judgment, opening the way for new questions.
GENRE: Short Movie
LANGUAGE: Italian
LOCATION: Italy
DURATION: 6.31 min
YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2022
With the actors detained at the Velletri Prison
Carlo D.
Galante B.
Gerardo L.
Joan Paolo C.
Massimiliano F.
Rambo P.
Roberto H.
Rocco L.
Samuel A.
Stefano B.
and the voice of
Giacomo Grossi
Director Giulio Maroncelli
Storyline Gabriella Indolfi, Giulio Maroncelli, Martina Storani
Screenplay Martina Storani
Theatrical directors Giulio Maroncelli, Martina Storani
Editing Fausto Franchi
Postproduction video Simone Spampinato Jumping Flea S.l.r.
Soundtrack Mario Donpero Perrone
"Scenari Futuri" Project Organizer Martina Storani
Tutor Instructor Antonino Marrari
Artistic Director Valentina Esposito
Organization Giorgia Pellegrini
Segretary Ilaria Marconi
Communication, Promotion and Social Media Gabriella Indolfi
Press Office Carla Fabi, Roberta Savona
A production by Fort Apache Cinema Teatro, with the support of the Lazio Region, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice - Department of Penitentiary Administration - Velletri Prison, Guarantor for persons deprived of liberty of the Lazio Region, Ministry of Culture, I.I.S.S. Cesare Battisti of Velletri - Prison Section.