Greetings again from the darkness. This 15 minute short film from Italy follows young Timo as he and his family face tragedy during the winter season. Writer-director Giulio Mastromauro has been making short films since 2012, and this is co-writer Andrea Brusa's seventh short film in six years. The production level is strong, and we are drawn in quickly.
Timo and his family are part of a Greek community, and their family business is tied to the carnival rides for a traveling Funfair. Timo's mother lays deathly ill in the family's trailer, as the next opening day rapidly approaches. First time actor Christian Petaroscia plays Timo, a quiet boy who observes all and readily jumps in to help prepare the rides, as his father (Giulio Beranek) stays by the woman's bed. The boy's grandparents (Babak Karimi, Elisabetta De Vito) are concerned for Timo's well-being as things turn bleak.
The film is a testament to the strength of a community and family, but also the isolation when a loved one's time comes. Another sentiment that ties in with Mastromauro's film: when the young die, they are forever young.
