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The Shaolin Nun

= "The Shaolin Nun"

Multi-award-winning unproduced screenplay, in English.

MARTIAL ARTS ACTION COMEDY

SYNOPSIS:

Victorian London.

(ENG) London, Victorian era.

An excommunicated Shaolin nun with anger issues joins forces with a posh British boxer to solve a mystery through fists and flying kicks, facing creepy surgeons, brawling academics and more.

*to read the screenplay, contact me via email:

gianluca.danieli@hotmail.com

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"Trento, 1700 -
I Misteri del Bargello"

 - (ITA) *"Trento, 1700 – The Mysteries of the Bargello"

TV Series. Historical Crime Drama.

Produced by DE NERI ART, Mauro Debiasi
Based on the novels by Mauro Neri
Directed by Herman Zadra
Screenplay by Gianluca Danieli

CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION...

Follow the investigations of Captain Antonio Cavazzani, as he battles a justice system deeply rooted in the past. A world of crimes, castles, corruption, power struggles, and forbidden loves awaits.

   Based on the stories and characters of writer Mauro Neri.

Starring Fabio Testi, Nicola Marchiori, Matteo Accardi, Maurizio Molteni, Valentina Bissoli, Giada Desideri, and many more...

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Parallel Lives

Social-themed feature film raising awareness about autism.

Directed by Herman Zadra - Screenplay by Herman Zadra & Gianluca Danieli

Produced by the Trentino Foundation for Autism

Film release: May 22, 2024

SYNOPSIS:

Inspired by true stories.

The lives and misadventures of three families with autistic children, and their battles against misunderstandings and a world not yet ready to welcome them.

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Glass Lion Award
for screenplay

*Veneto Cinema Award (11th ed.)

- in conjunction with the 81st Venice International Film Festival

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«[A film] at times raw. Certainly direct, striking suddenly and unexpectedly like a slap to the face. Yet at the same time, it is a piece that soothes and enlightens, offering moments of tenderness and spreading a message of hope.»
Fabrizio Brida – Adige newspaper – May 23rd, 2024 (p. 33)

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The Milk Spy

Short film (in English)

Written by Gianluca Danieli

Directed by Michael Houghton

SYNOPSIS:

(ENG) England, 1950s. A former soldier, believing the conflict is still on, builds a trench in his own living room and takes the Milk Lady as a war prisoner.

Click here to WATCH THE FILM.

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