Happy Today

France/ Italy/ Uganda, 2017, 18’
Director: Giulio Tonincelli
Scriptwriters: Giulio Tonincelli, Jessica Pepper Peterson
Cinematographer: Giulio Tonincelli
Producer: Luca Cabriolu
Sound: Giulio Tonincelli
Editors: Emanuele Dainotti, Alessandro Capuzzi
Production Company: Filmo 2 / Ombre Rosse

In the shadow of Mount Oret in Acholi Land, Northern Uganda, Patricia studies to be a midwife. She helps new mothers through the physical pain and immense emotion of giving birth. In Kalongo, this remote village, there is no anesthesia except for the comforting tones of a midwife’s voice and the soft reassurance of her company.

Awards
Best Documentary Director, Start International Short Film Festival, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2018;
“Denied Location” Prize, Ischia Film Festival, Italy, 2018;
“Lorenzo Vecchio” Prize, Magma International Short Film Festival, Acireale, Italy, 2018.

Giulio Tonincelli

Giulio Tonincelli is an independent filmmaker. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the Santa Giulia Academy of Fine Arts in Brescia. He has lived many experiences both in Italy and abroad and when he does not travel he lives in Salo. In his various adventures he worked in New York in the studio of photographer Steve McCurry and in several productions collaborating with directors such as Luca Guadagnino, Edoardo Gabbriellini and Ferdinando Cito Filomarino. He also participated in projects with various NGOs traveling between Syria, Turkey, Palestine, Uganda, India, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. His last project, the short film Happy Today, has been selected in Oscar-qualifying festivals like Palm Springs and Rhode Island in USA, Odense in Denmark and also several other festivals around the world.

Filmography
Di Là (2015), Happy Today (2017).