Swing of a Past Life

'Swing of a Past Life', 2019

For a man unable to use his legs, an old swing for children represents a very important milestone before he can finally go through with what he has been planning.

For a man unable to use his legs, an old swing for children represents a very important milestone before he can finally go through with what he has been planning.

Director

Mario Scarinci

Runtime

10 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Short, Drama

Keywords

swing of a past life, terrible event, ruminating, ruminating on life, swing for children

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Swing of a Past Life

Mario Scarinci, 2019

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Aspect ratio

16:9 HD

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Awards

One-Reeler Short Film Competition

Winner

2019

December

Award Of Merit

Storyline

For a man unable to use his legs, an old swing for children represents a very important milestone before he can finally go through with what he has been planning.

Along the path of a man's life, a terrible event got the better of his existence making him no longer able to use his legs. While ruminating on life and observing a swing for children part of his own childhood, he decides that he has to do his best to reach that swing and possibly use it, in doing so he hopes he can see and relive himself in his mind's eye just the way he used to be before the tragic event happened. The vision of something very dear gives him the thrust he needs to move forward towards the depths of the unknown and in doing so accomplish his goal.

Summary

For a man unable to use his legs, an old swing for children represents a very important milestone before he can finally go through with what he has been planning.

Synopsis

Along the path of a man's life, a terrible event got the better of his existence making him no longer able to use his legs. While ruminating on life and observing a swing for children part of his own childhood, he decides that he has to do his best to reach that swing and possibly use it, in doing so he hopes he can see and relive himself in his mind's eye just the way he used to be before the tragic event happened. The vision of something very dear gives him the thrust he needs to move forward towards the depths of the unknown and in doing so accomplish his goal.

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Cast

Mario Scarinci

Actor

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Director

Mario Scarinci

Screenwriter

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