PLOT : Roberto Peroni was an extreme athlete and adventurer from Italy who holds the world record for crossing the Greenland ice sheet on foot. What Peroni wasn’t expecting was to fall so deeply in love with Greenland that he not only decided to stay, but he dedicated his time to saving the local population by opening the Red House. The Ivistribe has all but lost their way of life which has led many down paths of alcoholism and suicide. In desolate Tasiilaq, Peroni’sRed House works with the locals to revive their traditions and way of life that has been practised for hundreds of years while opening its doors to sustainable tourism. In a beautiful and unforgiving landscape, the small town of 3000 people faces the biggest challenge in its history: the future.
Francesco Catarinolo. is an Italian director, writer, and visual effects supervisor. Catarinolo has years of experience in the audiovisual industry, first beginning his career in advertising. Unfulfilled with his career choice, Catarinolo moved to the filmmaking industry and since then has directed countless commercial shoots for companies such as Tic Tac, Oreo, and Decathlon. His first film as director was in 2013, a short animated film titled Frank Einstein. His most successful film La casa rossa (2021) has won him three awards at the Trento Film Festival in the categories of the Audience Award, the Cassa Rurale di Trento Solidarity Award, and the Lizard Award.
Length 1h 28min
Year 2021
Cast
Roberto Peroni,
Distribution Videoplugger (UK)