Nino Sabella presents: Maradona Baby
Great talents are doomed to live a solitary life. Accursio Maradona is a little football champion who can reach Heaven just by dribbling or bouncing the ball. But he is also a child that watches the world through innocent eyes and, for this reason, he is doomed to be disbelieved by the adults. Spike Lee Award for the best short film of the 2nd Babelgum Online Film Festival
Prizes:
- - Special Mention “First work” – Mediterraneo Film Festival 2008 – Vittoria (RG), Italy
- - Mention of jury – Lago Film Fest 2008 – Revine Lago (TV), Italy
- - Best music – Festival Arrivano i corti – Montelanico (RM). Italy
- - Second prize – Officinema 2008 – Rocchetta Sant’Antonio (FG). Italy
- - “Port one” prix – Cortopalo 2008 – Portopalo di Capopassero (SR), Italy
- - Best music – Cortolovere 2008 – Lovere (BG), Italy
About the Director:
Nino Sabella (1977, Sciacca) graduated from Bologna University where he studied Communication Sciences. In the past, he have worked as screenplayer for Italian television. At the present time, he lives in Sicily where he works with the production society VERTIGO. As director, he made the short films Her leg (2001), Pandora (2002), Maradona Baby (2008) and the documentary The big giant (2005). With Maradona Baby he won in April 2009 in New York, the prestigious Spike Lee Award for the best short film of the 2nd Babelgum Online Film Festival
