The Fear of Numbers - Directed by Mauro John Capece

Project Type: Short

Project Title: La Paura dei Numeri (The Fear of Numbers)

Brief Synopsis: This film is inspired by a true story and an Italian legend. What was it like to be autistic in 1923 and what is it like today?The protagonist of the story is an eleven-year-old girl, affected by Autism Spectrum Syndrome.

"We are not different, it's the others who are all the same".

What does it mean to be autistic today? And what did it mean to be autistic a hundred years ago? Fear of Numbers is a film about the beauty of diversity. An unpublished and original story of autistic syndrome through the lifes of Anna and Maria, two beautiful little girls that fate unites beyond time. A delicate and profound story on the theme of autism, through a very intense period drama.

Runtime: 20'

Completion Date: September 2025

Country of Origin: Italy

Language: Italian (Sub Eng)

Credits

Director: Mauro John Capece

Writer:Jonathan Arpetti, Elisabetta Garbati, David Miliozzi, Lorena Pinciaroli,

Valerio Tatarella

Producer: Picus - Evoque Art House

Cinematographer:Mauro John Capece

Editor: Danny Mecozzi; Demetra Diamantakos

Key Cast: Corinna Coroneo, Caracini Margherita, Andrea Pierdicca, Francesco

Pugnaloni, David Miliozzi, Maurizio Boldrini, Meri Bracalente, David Romano