BMR Hello Valentina. It´s a pleasure to interview you. I had the pleasure to see the beguining of your quest and now, with your second film, the continuity of your work, your cinematic language.

 

VG Hello Bruno, first of all let me say it is a pleasure to talk with you.

 

BMR Does your new film have psychological  similarities with your last movie?

VG Not exactly because my new movie doesn't want to show how madness can be a value. It is about a very bad and too frequent episode in which showing the psychological sides of the executioner is inevitable. However the intention is different, I would like to warn about how there can be cases in which the danger is subtle and mental.

 

BMR You have few objects in your film. And they are connected to the plot. Oneiric or Real?

VG Oh yeah, in fact there are some details aimed at underlining something. When we see the phone or the glass of water, they are obviously a real part of the story and they are necessary to explain the scene and follow up on the movie. If you mean the flame that goes out... It is clearly a metaphor, as well as the birds that are also the inspiration for the title.

 

BMR The path you are making leads to strong psychological making leads to strong psychological interaction between 2 characters. Is it conscient?

VG Yes I know, as I said the intention was to do that so it is. The violence is often psychological rather than physical and the quarrel that then leads to the epilogue is the demonstration of this.

 

BMR Do you think that Italy have support to the new filmmakers?

VG  Such a good question. Unfortunately I haven't many elements to judge, but independent filmmakers don't always find a way to reach the "big" of the film industry, unless they find the right intermediaries. Maybe we deserve more chances.

 

BMR  Does this film have some real experience behind?

VG There are too many real experiences behind this film. During the lockdown due to pandemic situation there was an increase in cases of feminist and this has been the spark. Control issues and jealousy are the common denominator of most news stories.

 

BMR What you want to film next?

 

VG I have a micro short in the post-production phase and a screenplay ready to shoot. To be brief I am waiting for the release of the new little movie because it is my first time and I awaiting for better times to shoot the other short film.

 

BMR Tell us the Filmmakers that inspire you.

 

VG Oh man, what a question! To be honest I haven't a idol. I'd say Ken Loach or Paolo Genovese as directors but it depends on the movies. I appreciate both their styles and how they address some social issues.

 

BMR Outside Cinema what inspires you

VG My life, of course! Will I ever write a comedy? Seriously, my experiences are my
inspiration. I write what I feel and when I need to do it.
Everything and everyone is an inspiration.

 

BMR Thank you Valentina. It was a pleasure speaking to you. Congratulations to you and youre new film, and all the best! 

VG - Thank you to you and your kindness, I hope you liked it!