There were cowboys (Photography)

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Marcello Balzaretti – There were cowboys (Photography)

Infinitely disappointed by his recent pilgrimage to the USA for which he had great expectations, Daniel, back in Switzerland, goes back to his daily routine. One day appears before him a ghostly cowboy, giving him a mission: to steal a Chevy El Camino.

Diploma project (2023) by Marcello Balzaretti

Award
Freestudios Photography Award

Fiction / 20'13 min

Short film directed by Jay Holdener , photography by Marcello Balzaretti

Synopsis

Infinitely disappointed by his recent pilgrimage to the USA for which he had great expectations, Daniel, back in Switzerland, goes back to his daily routine. One day appears before him a ghostly cowboy, giving him a mission: to steal a Chevy El Camino.

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