LIKE WaTER FOR HONEY

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Like Water for Honey

Synopsis

‘Like Water For Honey’ follows Giulio as he navigates the hostile terrain of his first all boys’ summer camp where he discovers his first love! This film explores how queerness can soften masculinity by crashing through our expectations of who we are ‘meant’ to be.

Audience Award Winner for Best Short Film at CICI Film Festival 2026.

Written and directed by

Cristina Conde Tkatchenko &
Keitumetse-Kabelo Murray

Funded by

Sicilia Film Commission
CICI Film
Regione Siciliana Assessorato Turismo Sport e Spettacolo
Città di Castellammare del Golfo

Cast

  • Giulio - Giuseppe Di Bartolo 

  • Daniel - Flavio Zimmardi

  • Mother - Rosanna Fasulo

  • Coach Guido - Leonardo Vasile 

  • Father - Matteo Barbera

  • Giacomo - Alessio Adragna

  • Fillippo - Giuseppe Bernadi

  • Fabio - Eliano Foderà

  • Donatello - Giorgio "Stallone" D'Anna

  • Leonardo - Rosario Di Maria

  • Cesare - Giacomo Samual Ferrante

  • Antonio - Diego Cacciatore

  • Giuseppe - Francesco Colomba

  • Romeo - Giuseppe Palazzolo

  • Sandro - Leandro Foderà

  • Claudio - Enrico Alonzo

  • Tomasso - Giuseppe Motisi

  • Antonio - Paolo Lucchese

  • Angelo - Davide Ranieri

  • Old Giulio - Giacomo Giacalone

  • Granddaughter - Laura Oliva

Crew

  • Executive Producer - Daniel Childs

  • Producers - Claudio Colomba, Vito Ingoglia

  • Line Producer - Roberta Cammarata

  • Cinematograpehrs - Cristina Conde Tkatchenko & Keitumetse-Kabelo Murray

  • 1st Assistant Director - Laura Oliva

  • 2nd Assistant Directors - Pietro Stabile, Daniela Grillo, Simone Grillo

  • 3rd Assistant Directors - Carla Gioia, Elisa Bologna

  • 1st Assistant Cameras - Chiara Stabile, Pietro Stabile

  • Sound Recordists - Simone Grilllo, Pietro Stabile

  • Key Make-Up Artist - Daniela Grillo

  • Lead Translator - Alessandra Salvodi

  • Assistant Translators - Giada Castellini, Roberta Cammarata

  • BTS Photographers - Chiara Coppola, Chiara Stabile

  • Driver - Ignazio Gentile

  • Editors - Cristina Conde Tkatchenko & Keitumetse-Kabelo Murray

  • Colourist - Mark Millena

  • Key Art Designer - Beatriz Vecchia

  • Composer - Robert Kirtua-Kigozi

  • CICI Film Crew - Manfredi Almiro Calabrò, Luca Pirrone, Salvatore Bongiorno

  • Special Thanks - The People of Castellammare del Gollfo ,the D’Anna Family, Nicola Zanca, Leonardo Vasile & Elima's Mood, The Sicilian Film Commission

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