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Ottica Zero (2007)

Duration: 13:00    Category: History, Science, Short, Society   Opportunity: Bridging the Gap

Soon after her ‘big break’, Italian actress Nadya Cazan disappeared. Ottica Zero follows Nadya from her rejection of the monetary-based system to find an alternative way of living. It is a journey which takes us from Rome to Venus, where social innovator and futurist, Jacques Fresco, proposes a solution.

Screening Formats: Digi Beta, Beta SP, DV-Cam

Highlights:
NOMINATED – Best Short Film – Raindance Film Festival 2008
SPECIAL MENTION – Prix Uip – Edinburgh International Film Festival 2007

Screenings:
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Rotterdam International Film Festival 2009
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Split International Film Festival Croatia 2008
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 2008
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Cucalorus 2008
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Reykjavik Short Film Festival 2008
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Iowa Documentary Film Festival 2008
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Huesca Film Festival 2008
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Ofensiva International Film Festival, Poland, as part of “New National Cinema – Scottish Focus” Dec 2007
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Festival Film Dokumenter, Indonesia 2007
SCREENED – Directors Lounge Berlin 2008
SCREENED – WIFT screening – Zita Cinema Sweden 2008

Links:
Official Website
Teebster Productions

To arrange a screening contact: info@scotdoc.com

Director: Maja Borg
Producer: Jason Hall (Teebster Productions)
Executive Producer: Noe Mendelle
DOP: Maja Borg
Editor: Maja Borg
Sound Design: Marion Adamson
Sound Recordist: Martin Johnson & Larry Brown
Dubbing Mix: John Cobban

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