She made her debut in the world of cinema as assistant director for the feature film '' Una vita scellerata '' ( A Violent Life ) by Giacomo Battiato . After directing the short '' Il cuore – Le coeur '' ( The Heart ) in 1998 , in 2001 she directed her first feature film '' Giorni '' ( Days ) , an homosexual romance about a man dying of AIDS , featuring Thomas Trabacchi and Riccardo Salerno . In 2002 the movie was awarded as Best Film at the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival and won a special mention at the Milano International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival , and the director was awarded as Emerging Talent at the L.A Outfest
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Laura Muscardin