Xchange [2004]

Country of Origin: Italy
Year of Production: 2004
Running Times: 12 mins
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Studio Universal
Producer: Giovanni Pedde

SCRIPT
Script: Giovanni Pedde, Vittorio Testa

DIRECTION
Directors: Giovanni Pedde, Vittorio Testa

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Marco Cristiani
Camera Operator: Matteo Carlesimo

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Giovanni Pedde

CAST
Tiziana Vanni Rossi [Dr Claire Reins]
Gianluca Russo [Kane D'Ebano]
Harold Thomas [the medium]
Giorgio Russo [the other medium]
Fabrizio di Rienzo [the third medium]
Anna Fadda [the fourth medium]

SUMMARY

Kane Erbano suffers a terrifying recurring dream in which a group of mediums accuse him of interfering with their séance and kill him. Kane has become so disturbed by the dream that he now has just a few minutes of sleep every night. In a last ditch effort to cure his problem, Kane seeks the help of psychiatrist Claire Renis who has developed a new method which may help. But when she hypnotises Kane and enters his dream with him, they both get a lot more than they bargained for.

CAPSULE REVIEW

Intended as a trailer for a longer work, one which subsequently seems to have found a backer, this is a strange, haunting story. It's strange, stylish and compelling if ultimately rather slight. It bodes well for the feature version though which could be one to watch for.

TIMELINE

2004
June
3: Italy - shown at the 12° Festival Internazionale di Cortometraggi e Nuove Immagini
4: Italy - shown at the 12° Festival Internazionale di Cortometraggi e Nuove Immagini

July
Day Unknown
Italy - shown at 24° Fantafestival, Rome

August
29: UK - shown at Frightfest, London

September
25: USA - shown at the Shriekfest Film Festival

POSTER TAGS

Sleeping isn't always dreaming

LINKS

WEB LINKS
Official Site

KEYWORDS

dreams, hypnotism, insomnia, mediums, nightmares, psychologists, séances

Last Updated: 6 March, 2007