The Pages of Destiny

Writer, Director, Composer.

The Pages of Destiny is a short film collaboration written and directed by Nicola Rinciari starring Matteo Palumbo and Bruce Hearn. This film was created entirely by volunteers from The Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah Arts Academy, University of Siena and Palermo, Italy.

SYNOPSIS

The story of a relationship between a little boy, Matteo, and a beloved place, a magical bookstore. Matteo grows up in the bookstore but he will have to make an important decision about his life and the bookstore itself.

Official Selection at Giffoni International Children’s Film Festival


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Key COLLABORATORS

Director/Writer, Nico Rinciari
Producer, Emily Dillard
Cinematographer, Joseph An
Editor, Scott Andrew Boyd
Production Designer, Sarah Dallaire
Visual Effects Supervisor, Matthew Utterback
Sound Design, Dylan Hearn

PRESS LINKS

Official Website
Official Facebook
Our Kickstarter
Profile on IMDB
Article on ArtWorks
Article on SCAD District
Attention on Savannah Master Calendar


BEHIND THE SCENES

This film had a 30K budget funded by generous Kickstarter donations and community support. In the end, the film had 92 visual effects shots done entirely by student artist at the Savannah College of Art and Design. The score of the film was recorded live by the Savannah Mastery Orchestra.