Derailments

Frederico Fellinis unmade film ll Viaggio di G Mastorna Detto Fernet became a graphic novel just before Fellinis death in 1993 This is the story of how that came to be as told by long time Fellini collaborator and illustrator for ll Viaggio di G Mastorna Milo Manera Combining still photography and moving images the piece which was produced in conjunction with Fabrica premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011 The short is anchored by an interview with Milo Minara shot entirely in stills The interview discusses his personal take on the main existentialist themes of the book this interview has been intercut with the actual graphic novel and what appears to be the lost footage via recreation of the storys first scene This short doc is an exploration into dreams and fantasy moving through different realities Shot between Milan Italy and Koln Germany