Le Formiche di Mida – trailer | IFFR 2023

A cinematic search for the points in history where ideas of nature changed, partly narrated by a donkey.

Midas’ Ants Or How To Turn A Faun Into A Plant

Austria /Italy 2023
Languages Italian, Arabic (Eng subs)

At Rome’s gates an ancient house overlooks the Tyrrhenian Sea. Its grim owner trumpets patriotic
slogans from its terrace while the local priest shoots anything beyond his comprehension. Joined
by a choir of African immigrants peasants indulge in Hegelian thinking while the donkey Balthazar
lays out a philosophical discourse on man and nature.

MIDAS’ ANTS is a cinematic research for the crystallisation points in human history at which our
ideas of nature have transformed. Represented by amateur actors whose roles, based on their
own characters, are intertwined like vignettes, a dream world unfolds. The 75’ film untangles the
dichotomy human/nature with playful seriousness, but surely will make you laugh.
 

Actors
Anna Teresa Rossini, Roberto Fia, Lampino, Peppe Gnochetto, Giancarlo Camurani, Elena
Moschoni, Ignazio Cancedda, Marie Terese Mukamitsindo, Renato Mosconi, Giovanna Mosconi,
 

Crew
Camera Fabrizio Farroni
Gaffer Gianluca Cappelletti
Sound Azzurra Stirpe
Production Designer Carlo Brignola
Make up Artist Arianna Ferri
Editors Thomas Woschitz / Edgar Honetschläger
Music Luca di Volo & Eleonora Tassinari, Roberto Fia
Color Grading/Compositing Andrea Favia
Sound Design Silvia Moraes
Assistant Director Renato Chiocca
Screenplay / Producer / Director Edgar Honetschläger
Production Edoko Institute Film Production
Contact/Production Company
Edoko Institute Film Production / Edgar Honetschläger

eh@akis.at, www.honetschlaeger.com