ABOUT
Born with black-and-white skin, a lonely student is excluded by his classmates. When the bullying escalates, only one girl refuses to judge him.

THE STORY BEHIND IT
Using color (and the absence of it) as a central symbol, the short film portrays a harsh reality within the seemingly ordinary setting of a school. The protagonist’s black-and-white skin was created entirely in post-production, painted frame by frame, with the skin work alone requiring over 35 hours for two minutes screentime.

DIRECTED BY
Livio Cappellano

WRITTEN BY

Livio Cappellano

STARRING
Elia Piovera

Alessia Marzocchi

CAMERA
Filipp Aregger

Livio Cappellano

EDITING
Livio Cappellano

MUSIC
Yair Cohen

DURATION
05:52

RELEASED
June 2026

COUNTRY
CH

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