Empty Man at Giffoni

The film will premiere in competition on July 30th

On July 30th, the feature film Empty Man - The art of Federico Clapis beyond social media directed by Davide Romeo Meraviglia will premiere at Giffoni Film Festival.

The film will be in Giffoni in the GEX DOC section and will officially compete for the gryphon award. After the screening on Friday July 30th, the Q&A will be attended by the director Davide Romeo Meraviglia, the producer and editor Adalberto Lombardo and the screenwriter Marco Ferrarini.

Once a disruptive comedic character on social media, one day this is no longer enough for Federico Clapis: millions of followers become irrelevant to his eyes. Federico feels the need to be taken seriously for what he wants to convey to the world and which he now wants to share with everyone: his vocation for art. It is in the artworld that he feels alive and in which he has always wanted to express himself. Quitting the role that had made him famous, he now faces a new stage with an ambitious goal: being consecrated as an international artist. Federico Clapis forces the doors of Art to open but will this be enough for finally filling the soul of the "Empty man"?
The event in the Triennale museum in Milan (Italty) ends up assuming a central role in the narrative. As the film unfolds, so does the  private intimate life of Federico Clapis and we begin to glimpse the first cracks in the artist's image that emerge from the social media posts. We finally see the more human and true side of him, including its darkest corners: this is what makes us identify with his struggle and that makes us side with him.

 

Empty Man - The art of Federico Clapis beyond social media is produced by LAMP - Light And Motion Pictures. Film plot by Davide Romeo Meraviglia and Marco Ferrarini, written by Marco Ferrarini editing Adalberto Lombardo original score Luca Longobardi, audio post production Emanuele Misurina color grading Anna Visigalli, production manager Anna Garbarino, production assistant Elisa Cavioni, produced by Adalberto Lombardo, directed by Davide Romeo Meraviglia.