“Unsettled”, interview with director Bella Thorne

Bella Thorne: “what drives me as director is the need to want to constantly create”

“Unsettled”, interview with director Bella Thorne Chiara Nicoletti

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Bella Thorne is back at the Taormina Film fest, the 70th edition directed by Marco Müller with two projects.

She’s playing the lead in “Saint Clare“, second feature by US based italian director Mitzi Peirone. She’s presenting her second short film as director, “Unsettled“.

After her first work, “Paint it Red“, presented at the Taormina Film Fest last year, “Unsettled” is based on Bella’s friend Jason Parks’real story of abuse and kidnapping.

Thorne’s first feature film “Color Your hurt“, in pre-production, will be developed and based on “Unsettled“.

The actress reveals what moves her as a director and describes her state when she’s directing as “being in love”.

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