A Dice with Five Sides

Two strangers meet in an apartment for a sex date, but a special feeling immediately arises between them. Too afraid to follow their hearts, Marcello and Herman decide to play a game, using an ancient dice made of stone. They establish six actions to perform, one for each side: telling an uncomfortable truth, doing something the other likes, inviting a third person, doing something blindfolded, leaving the apartment, having sex. As years go by, while they keep on playing, the conflict between the desire to be together and the fear of yet another failed relationship becomes increasingly problematic. Will they be able to find the strength to make choices and break the vicious cycle they have entered or will the game continue until fate decides for them?

Riccardo is an Italian filmmaker based in Barcelona. His education includes a First Class BA in film studies at the University of Tor Vergata (Rome), a MA in filmmaking at N.U.C.T. film school (now Rome Film Academy) and a diploma in advanced screenwriting at Tracce snc (Rome). Since the beginning of his career he dedicated himself to learning all the aspects of the creation process, working at numerous independent projects, focusing both on documentaries and fiction. At the same time he realised various commissioned works in his native region, Trentino Alto Adige, in partnership with local companies (Filmwork, Hydrodolomiti, Stradanova Slow Theatre, Iniziative e Sviluppo) and public agencies (municipalities, tourism agencies, BIM). In Barcelona he started his own production company, Stars and bones productions. He also volunteers as head of communications for Social Income, a Swiss non-profit. His documentaries and short films have been selected in numerous festivals around the world. His filmography includes shorts Call me when you’re dead, Empathy, Stars and Bones, Lo Schermo di Nebbia, Telememories. A Dice with Five Sides is his first feature film.