Director and Writer: Giulio Bertelli
Starring: Yile Vianello Alice Bellandi Michela Cescon Francesco Acquaroli Chiara Caseli Louis Hoffman
Run time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Country: Italy, United States, France
Genre: Drama, Sports
As the fictional Olympic Games of Ludoj 2024 approaches, Agon shows the stories of three athletes as they prepare and then compete in rifle shooting, fencing and judo. These women are portrayed against the political, social, technological and physical contexts that dominate the highest level of sports competition and performance. Informed by the historical figures of Joan of Arc, Cleopatra and Russian cavalry officer Nadezhda Durova, Agon explores a contemporary account of the contradictions of these sports, which began as a practice for wartime in peacetime, evolved into professional sports and entertainment, and in recent times embrace video games to create a new form of competitive sport.
Producers Giulio Bertelli Max Brun Jules Daly Stella Rossa Savino Joe Anton Pietro Caracciolo Matthew E. Chausse
Director Of Photography Mauro Chiarello
Production Designer:Ludovica Ferrario
Costume Designer: Marco Alzari
Editor: Tommaso Gallone, Francesco Roma, Giulio Bertelli
Composer: Tom Wheatley
Sound Editing And Re-Recording Mixer: Massimo Mariani, Tommaso Barbaro
Visual Effects Supervisor: Stefano Leoni Titles
Graphic Design: Michael Rock
Music Supervisor: Randall Poster
About Giulio Bertelli
Giulio Bertelli was born in Milan in 1990. He studied architecture at the Architectural Association (AA). Since 2012, he has been a professional offshore sailor, involved in the technical side of performance sailboat development. As a visiting lecturer at the AA, Giulio focuses on the relationship between filmmaking, architectural design and scriptwriting. He's the founder of OKOMdsu, a research and design studio, and most recently launched Akta, a freeze-dried food company.
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