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The Reach

Based on a short story by Stephen King.
Featuring the song “Moonlight Motel” by Bruce Springsteen.

Winner of Best Foreign Short Film at the 17th Burbank International Film Festival and Best International Short at the 32nd Sedona International Film Festival.

On Goat Island, elderly Stella Flanders must confront her past and the Reach that separates the isle from the mainland, in a journey between memories and love that transcends the boundaries of life.

Stella Flanders is the oldest woman on Goat Island. Throughout her life, she has never crossed the Reach that separates the isle from the mainland. She has spent her entire existence in that small, close-knit community that is almost as welcoming as a family and in which she has always had everything she needed. But as a freezing winter descends upon the island, Stella begins to see visions of those she once loved, calling her toward the Reach. Perhaps the time has come for her to embark on that journey she never wished to take…

Year:
2026
Director:
Luca Caserta
Writer:
Luca Caserta
Original Story:
Stephen King
Music:
Bruce Springsteen
Key Cast:
Jana Balkan, Vincenzo Tosetto, Paolo Rozzi, Elisabetta De Gasperi, Nunzia Messina, Loredana Sembenini, Sabrina Carletti, Gaia Carmagnani, Elisa Bertato, Stefano Soprana
Director of Photography:
Lorenzo Pezzano
Colorist:
Andrea Facchini
Original Music:
Lorenzo Tomio
Sound:
Alessandro Caoduro
Editing:
Luca Caserta
Production:
Nuove Officine Cinematografiche
Producer:
Luca Caserta
Associate Producers:
Ivan Caso, Filippo Barracco
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