MOLOCH
Written and directed by Stefano P. Testa
Documentary, Italy, 2017, 82′.

Produced by Andrea Zanoli
Sound mix by Luca Severino
Production / Distribution: Lab 80 film
With Roberto Piazzalunga & Briciola

Screenings
Visioni Italiane
Bologna, Italy, 2017 / D.E-R Best Documentary Award
Doc.it Professional Awards
Roma, Italy, 2017
Film Festival del Garda
Salò, Italy, 2017
Premio Angelo Di Castro
Roma, Italy, 2017
Presente Italiano
Pistoia, Italy, 2017
Visual Fest
Università degli Studi Roma Tre / Roma, Italy, 2017
Experimental Edge Film Festival
Tallahassee, USA, 2017 / Best Experimental Feature
Documentaria
Noto, Italy, 2017
Docunder30
Ferrara, Italy, 2017
DOCfeed
Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2018
Invisible°Show
Bergamo, Italy, 2018
Gdańsk DocFilm Festival
Gdańsk, Poland, 2018
Cineforno.doc
Rho, Italy, 2018
Faito Doc Festival
Monte Faito, Napoli, Italy, 2018
Suburbinale
Groß-Enzersdorf, Austria, 2018
Re-framing Home Movies
Bergamo, Italy, 2018
Avvistamenti
Bisceglie, Italy, 2018
ULTRAcinema
Guelatao, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2019

Synopsis
The story of Roberto, a histrionic sixty-year-old man who thinks outside the box, unfolds through a dialogue with images from amateur VHS tapes found in an abandoned warehouse in the province of Bergamo. Roberto reflects on a life lived intensely, marked by experiences, failures, and unfulfilled dreams. From his first Lambretta accident to the discovery of punk culture, from working as a janitor to his father’s sudden death, from an unconventional marriage to a hard-earned retirement. These memories intertwine with home videos from the 1980s and 1990s, as Roberto’s eccentric views on family, religion, and existence collide with the traditions and beliefs of Bergamo, a small town at the foot of the mountains.

Reviews
● Cinemaitaliano.info
● Bergamo.corriere.it
● Bookciakmagazine.it
● Cinefiliaritrovata.it
● Rapportoconfidenziale.org
● Silenzioinsala.com
● Opereprime.org
● Salteditions.it
● Pointblank.it
● Cinemaltro.it
● indie-eye.it