Stones Don’t Fly / Le pietre non volano
Ελβετία / Switzerland, 20′, 2022
age recommendation: 9+
In a desert landscape, some children play hide-and-seek. The remains of dry stone walls and a few abandoned objects seem to bear witness to a long evaporated civilization. 5-year-old Francesca's fantasies mingle with the harshness of her environment.
Nikita Merlini
Born in 1992 in Locarno, Switzerland. In 2015, he received his BA in English Literature and Film Aesthetics from the University of Zurich. In 2020 he finished his studies in Film at ECAL (École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne), with the diploma film Little Swallow, which was presented in San Sebastian. Since 2020 he is a founding member of the Mercuriales collective, based in Lausanne, which produced his latest short film Stones Don’t Fly.
Cast & Crew
- direction: Nikita Merlini
- screenplay: Nikita Merlini
- cinematography: Rodrigo Muñoz
- editing: Nikita Merlini
- music: Benjamin Buche
- sound: Timothée Montani
- cast: Francesca Vanzini
- producer: Théodora Menthonnex
- production company: Mercuriales
- original language: Ιταλικά / Italian
Filmography
- Little Swallow (2021)
- The Last One (2020)
- Shamanín (2019)
English 
Greek