Black

"Black" is an animated short film produced by the independent video production company "So What pictures". The film has been developed thanks to an international crowdfunding campaign and a public fund provided by Mibact (Italian ministry of culture) as it acknowledged "Black" as a film of national interest. The story is set during a long blackout in Rome, in which an unprepared, young electronic producer named Matteo instantly realises that he lost the music he was preparing on his computer and that he can't work anymore. While Rome quickly adapts to the new situation, Matteo somehow manages to overcome his loneliness thanks to his neighbor Greta, a writer who makes him rediscover the pleasure of simple things and shows him a different way of expressing himself. Black is a love story , but it is above all the story of our habits, of what can happen if the things we take for granted every day do vanish. That's why a blackout may lead us to question what we do and who we are. It is only then that we feel we have to reinvent ourselves, to rediscover the simplest things in life, as love. The sophisticated visual style in "Black" wants to show a research for a precise realism despite the hand-drawn 2D animation technique. The choice of using animation is not just a stylistic choice itself but also an attempt to keep a deep romantic and philosophical sense while narrating a possible story.

This film is my favorite film I've seen in a long while, yes the script isn't up to much, also the plot line has a few holes, but a movie is something to be enjoyed and I certainly did with this movie.

Chiara Babuin newest film captures everything you can possibly love about going to the movies. It's filled with wonderful characters!

This movie has a special place in my heart possibly because I've done the work that Chiara Babuin has done before! Great choice of actors as well!

I just finished the movie today and I must say that this is by far one of the most artistic and beautiful movies I have seen in years!

The film is perfect! The story is great. The actors did a great job, especially Valerie Rose.

this should be required viewing to all 7th graders.

Loved the entire plot of the movie!!!

It's smart, intense, well acted and superbly done. AMAZING FILM!

Sara Taigher, you deserve a standing ovation. From an unbiased, stand-alone movie point of view, this film does an incredible job of being exciting from beginning to end

A masterpiece of Animation and possibly one of the greatest sequels ever made!

Excellent film! I feel Sara Taigher can't make a bad movie.