FILM STUDIES
Gabrielle Amapakabo – One Fine Evening In Santa Paura
by Gabrielle Amapakabo
One Fine Evening in Santa Paura is a first draft of a feature-length fiction screenplay that blends a coming-of-age story with a fantasy epic. The story follows Craig Melville, a 10-year-old American boy, who spends the summer with his older sister Theo in a small village in Ticino. While the young boy dreams of being noticed by his father, Charles, an absent businessman, he befriends Otto, the mute gardener of the villa they are staying in, who introduces him to the beauty of nature. But Charles' plans for the valley could threaten their budding friendship. This project seeks to explore the staging of silence, childhood, and places as a narrative language in their own right.
