CARNE

DIRECTED BY PASQUALE RUSSO

HORROR

Italy

9′

2026

SYNOPSIS
Sewn together in flesh and locked away from the world, Alba and Rubra live under the suffocating grip of a castrating mother. While Rubra accepts their fate in silence, Alba is driven by a visceral need to escape — though the freedom she imagines may not be what she truly desires.
DIRECTED BY Pasquale Russo PRODUCED BY Marcello Macchia Luca Confortini Danilo Carlani Sergio Spaccavento Pasquale Russo WRITTEN BY Pasquale Russo Sofia Vecchiato WITH Sofia Conti Sofia Procaccio Marta Nuti DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Pietro Gobbi EDITOR Laura De Stefano SET DESIGNER Jacopo Gitti COSTUME DESIGNER Irene Pomponi GRAPHIC Laura De Stefano MAKE UP & HAIR Annaliselotte GhirardatoSOUND DESIGNStefano Folli Pietro Garzaro

AWARDS AND SELECTIONS

54. Curta Festival do Imaxinario
WORLD PREMIERE
2026 - MÉLIÈS D'ARGENT COMPETITION
19. Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2026

PASQUALE RUSSO

BIO

 

Born in 2003, Pasquale Russo is a screenwriter, director and photographer. At 17, he was nominated for the 9th edition of the Prix Pictet, a prestigious Swiss photography prize. After high school, he directed an independent short film that premiered at Sguardi Scomodi Film Festival, followed by a successful pitch with Italian actor, director and producer Marcello Macchia for his second short film, Carne.
2026
CARNE (Horror , 9', IT)