Non mi posso lamentare
This short movie takes place inside a peculiar Complaint Office, a setting out of this world, where anybody can lodge a complaint, even the most absurde ones. In the county office, two employees are surrounded by documents and folders, trying desperately to find the right solutions to the crazy claims they receive. As source of inspiration, a goldfish and a rabbit, who keep them company.
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Elisa Billi, Cristiana Mecozzi
Comedy
7'57''
Italy, 2018
Italian
E.Billi, C.Mecozzi, E.Belmondo,
F.Tolardo, V.De Michele,
D.Franti, S.Gragnani, F. Nobili,
N.Tani
Black Oaks Pictures,
Materiali Sonori Cinema
E. Billi, C. Mecozzi, Anna Zagaglia
Matteo Laguni
Francesco Ciccone,
Geraldine Ottier
Francesco Bacci, Daria Pastina
Giulia Di Renzo
Alberto Batocchi
Azzurra Fragale
Teresa Basili
Gabriele Caselli
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Elisa Billi
Cristiana Mecozzi
In 2011, she moved to Rome to attend the acting school Teatro Azione, where she met fellow actress Cristiana Mecozzi. Together, they developed a passion for writing and creating numerous projects. After graduating in Tourism Sciences (Economics), she also attended the Jenny Tamburi acting school. She furthered her acting studies through numerous workshops with directors, casting directors, and acting coaches. She participated in theater performances, short films, commercials, and TV series such as “Il paradiso delle signore” (Rai 1) and “Squadra Mobile 2” (Canale 5).
In 2014, she took part in the independent feature film "4021" as a co-writer and co-star. The film was distributed in theaters by West 46th Films and participated in numerous festivals, including the Ischia Film Festival and the Festival delle Cerase. It was also a contender for the David di Donatello 2018. In 2015, she began a creative collaboration with Cristiana Mecozzi, with whom she wrote and directed the web series “Eva + Eva,” which participated in the Sicily Web Fest, the Roma Web Fest, and the Tuscany Web Fest, winning awards for Best Sitcom and Best Leading Actress (Elisa Billi) at the latter. The series was published on the web TV platform “Cubik Tv,” which will produce the second season, now in pre-production.
In 2006, she began studying acting at Teatro San Leonardo in Viterbo. In 2008, she moved to Rome and, alongside her university studies, attended acting schools, workshops, and courses. In 2013, she graduated as a professional actress from the Teatro Azione acting school. Since 2015, she has been a student of Danny Lemmo, a member of the Actors Studio in New York, studying with him first in Turin and then in Rome. She has participated in short films and various theater productions, some directed by Matteo Tarasco, Paolo Zuccari, and Danny Lemmo.
In 2014, she played a small role in the independent feature film “4021.” The film was distributed in theaters by West 46th Films and participated in numerous festivals. In 2016, she studied dubbing with Giorgio Lopez and was a finalist in the Tonino Accolla Award for Dubbing in Syracuse.
In 2015, she wrote and directed the web series “Eva + Eva” with Elisa Billi. The series participated in several Italian and international festivals, making it to the finals of the Roma Web Fest 2016 and the Sicily Web Fest 2016. In 2017, it won the awards for Best Sitcom and Best Leading Actress (Elisa Billi) at the Tuscany Web Fest. The series was published on the web TV platform “Cubik Tv,” which will produce the second season.
She is also the author of two theatrical comedies, “Come t’inganno” (2014) and “Supermarketfobia” (2015). In 2017, she directed the play “Fuori casa.”