At February’s End

A film realized under the creative supervision of Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel during the Locarno Film Festival Spring Academy.

About
2025 | Fiction | 8mins. | Alone in an ancient castle, a cleaning lady scrubs in silence, trying to erase the heat of dreams she never dares to speak of. But the walls seem to watch, and the silence, once safe, begins to murmur her secrets back to her.

Cast and Crew
Starring – Luna Scolari, Riccardo Leonetti | Writer-Director – Mickey Lai | Producer – Lilly Di Rosa | Co-Producer – Sam Chua Weishi | Cinematographer – Arianna Cariati | Casting Director – Mladenka Radic | Sound Recordist – Siro Ressiga Vacchini | Editor – Mickey Lai | Sound Design – Ines Adriana | Music Composer – Teo Wey Yinn | Colourist – Beh Jing Qiang

Production
Locarno Film Festival, CISA

Co-Production
RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera

In Collaboration With
Ticino Film Commission

Sales/ Distribution
Potocol | Sam Chua Weishi | sam@potocol.co

Selected Screenings
– Locarno International Film Festival 2025, Switzerland (World Premiere)
– Festival de Cortos de Bogotá – BOGOSHORTS 2025, Colombia