The Vanishing Hitchhiker (film)
| The Vanishing Hitchhiker | |
|---|---|
 Poster of film | |
| Directed by | Rosario Brucato |
| Written by | Rosario Brucato |
| Produced by | Rosario Brucato |
| Starring | Giuseppe Brucato Veronica Brucato Emanuela De Rossi |
| Cinematography | Rosario Brucato |
| Edited by | Rosario Brucato |
| Music by | Marika Takeuchi |
Production company | R.B. Cinema |
| Distributed by | R.B. Cinema |
Release date |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
| Countries | Italy, United States |
| Language | Italian |
The Vanishing Hitchhiker is a 2020 Italian horror-supernatural-drama short film, written, directed and edited by Rosario Brucato.[1] Various themes intertwine in the film such as maternal love, kindness, the supernatural, premature death and the suspense that dominates in the film following the other themes.[2] The film is loosely based on the famous urban legend of The Vanishing Hitchhiker.[3][2]
Plot[edit]
Franz meets a young and mysterious hitchhiker who says her car has broken down. Franz accompanies her home. The following day, he gets into his car and sees her necklace on the upholstery. He brings it back to her, but when he arrives at her house he comes across a terrifying discovery.[4][5][6]
Cast[edit]
- Veronica Brucato as Sharon
- Giuseppe Brucato as Franz
- Emanuela De Rossi as Sharon's mother
Production[edit]
The film was shot in Italy and post-production was completed in Los Angeles and Saint Paul, Minnesota.[1][5]
Awards and nominations[edit]
The film has participated in various international festivals. In December 2020 it entered the competition at the Lift-Off Global Network in London and later in that of Berlin.[7] It won at the Bare Bones International Film Festival[8] for Best Foreign Language - Best of Fest[9][10] and was screened live and online, It won the Remi Award at the 54th edition of the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.[11][1] It was named Best of Fest[12] and Best of Encores[13] at the 40th Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival,[9] It was nominated and screened live at the Fright Night Film Fest[14] and the Route 66 Film Festival.[15] It was also screened live in Colorado at the Dickens Horror Film Festival.[7] It has won at other international festivals, mainly in the United States.[14][12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Il regista Rosario Brucato vince il Remi Award con un film girato nella Marca". TrevisoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ a b ""The Vanishing Hitchhiker": il film di Brucato ispirato alla leggenda dell'autostoppista fantasma". il Sicilia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Il palermitano Rosario Brucato terzo al Remi Award, il festival che vinsero Spielberg e Lynch". PalermoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "The Vanishing Hitchhiker". cinemaitaliano.info (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ a b "Nicosia. La maestria del cinema dell'entroterra siciliano premiata a New York, vincono Giuseppe e Veronica Brucato". ViviSicilia-ViviEnna (in Italian). 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "The Vanishing Hitchhiker". Bare Bones Film Festival. 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ a b "The Vanishing Hitchhiker di Rosario Brucato trionfa nei festival statunitensi". MadonieLive (in Italian). 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "I fratelli Brucato vincono a New York con The Vanishing Hitchhiker ed entrano anche in concorso al Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival in Oklahoma". TeleNicosia (in Italian). 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ a b "The Vanishing Hitchhiker". Filmitalia (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Cinema. I fratelli Brucato trionfano a Los Angeles con The Vanishing Hitchhiker". TeleNicosia (in Italian). 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Director Rosario Brucato wins the Remi Award with a film shot in Marca". Italy24news. 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ a b "Il filmaker Rosario Brucato trionfa nei festival statunitensi con The Vanishing Hitchhiker". MadonieLive (in Italian). 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "The Vanishing Hitchhiker". MSP Film Society. 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ a b "Il cineasta Rosario Brucato (di Nicosia) conquista gli Stati Uniti d'America con The Vanishing Hitchhiker". ViviSicilia-ViviEnna (in Italian). 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Il talentuoso cineasta Rosario brucato vince a New York con The Vanishing Hitchhiker". TeleNicosia (in Italian). 2021-12-18. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
