Creators: The Past is an Italian science fiction fantasy film directed by Piergiuseppe Zaia, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Eleonora Fani and composed the soundtrack. The film stars Eleonora Fani, Jennifer Mischiati, Bruce Payne, and Per Fredrik Åsly in the lead roles, and features guest appearances by Gérard Depardieu and William Shatner. The story is about how the destinies of mankind are being manipulated by a race of powerful extraterrestrials known as the Creators.
Creators: The Past is an Italian science fiction fantasy film directed by Piergiuseppe Zaia, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Eleonora Fani and composed the soundtrack. The film stars Eleonora Fani, Jennifer Mischiati, Bruce Payne, and Per Fredrik Åsly in the lead roles, and features guest appearances by Gérard Depardieu and William Shatner. The story is about how the destinies of mankind are being manipulated by a race of powerful extraterrestrials known as the Creators.
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Creators: The Past is an Italian science fiction fantasy film directed by Piergiuseppe Zaia, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Eleonora Fani and composed the soundtrack. The film stars Eleonora Fani, Jennifer Mischiati, Bruce Payne, and Per Fredrik Åsly in the lead roles, and features guest appearances by Gérard Depardieu and William Shatner. The story is about how the destinies of mankind are being manipulated by a race of powerful extraterrestrials known as the Creators.
The film was announced as the first part of a planned trilogy, whose next two installments would have been Creators: The Present and Creators: The Future. Principal photography began in 2014, but the film did not receive general release until 2020. Its release in Italy eventually suffered from the COVID-19 pandemic, and it flopped at the box office. The film later generated some curiosity in Italy due to the script's allusions to conspiracy theories.
Plot
The film provides a fictional explanation as to why the alleged Mayan prophecy did not come to pass. As the end of the year 2012 arrives, the universe is about to undergo an extraordinary planetary alignment which will cause a total eclipse to be visible from planet Earth. The eight members of the Galactic Council regulating the stability of the universe gather to discuss the effects of the coming alignment. Each of the godlike members of the council is a "Creator" governing their own planet. All the data regarding the planets, including the secrets about the DNA of their respective species, are recorded into mystical objects known as the lens.
Following the rebellion of Lord Kanaff, the regent of planet Earth, the Galactic Council loses control of the lens which contains the recording of the entire history and the memories of humanity. The data contained in the object includes the secret that mankind was created by aliens and that all religions are a sham to keep humanity under control. Sofy, a young woman who was abducted as a child by aliens, is entrusted by the Creators with the task of locating the missing lens. The female warrior Lady Airre is sent by the council of the Creators to capture Lord Kanaff. Meanwhile, another Creator, Lord Kal, has been secretly plotting to take control of Earth through the Illuminati, in order to replace his own dying planet.
Cast
Eleonora Fani as Lady Airre, an emissary of the Creators
Bruce Payne as Lord Kal, a villainous Creator who wants to take control of planet Earth
Jennifer Mischiati as Sofy, a young woman entrusted with finding the missing lens
Per Fredrik Åsly as Alex Walker, a young doctor who helps Sofy in her quest
Marc Fiorini as Lord Kanaff, the regent of planet Earth
William Shatner as Lord Ogmha, chairman of the Creators' Galactic Council
Gérard Depardieu as the Master of Faith, an agent of the Creators who secretly oversees all of Earth's religions
Ksenia Prohaska as Dr. Ferrari, one of Lord Kal's evil minions
Angelo Minoli as Natan, a man created by Lady Airre using the DNA of Jesus Christ
The film originated with a project by music composer and festival organizer Piergiuseppe Zaia and psychologist and alternative medicine therapist Eleonora Fani. Zaia and Fani co-wrote the screenplay, with Zaia directing the film and Fani playing one of the lead roles. The film was shot on location in Italy, mostly in the Piedmont region. Locations included the province of Biella and the historical area of Canavese in Piedmont, as well as the and Venice. Some scenes were filmed at the Verrès Castle and the Castle Savoia. The city of Biella and its province were actively involved in the making of the film, for which they provided locations as well as funding. The film's production also received support from the province's Confederation of Industry branch. 's involvement in the production reportedly played an important role in gaining support from public authorities in the Biella province. Michel J. Vandewalle, who had been an executive producer on Iron Sky (2012), worked on the film in a similar capacity.
Promotion
The official trailer was shown on January 17, 2019, on Vimeo. A novelization, co-authored by Fani with her mother Gea Mizzani Corio, was released in February 2020 only in Italian.
Soundtrack
The end credits theme song "Across Endless Dimensions" is performed by Dimash Kudaibergen. Director Piergiuseppe Zaia composed the song as well as the rest of the soundtrack.
The film's budget was reported to be about 8 million euros. Part of the funding came from contributions by businesses from the Biella province, who were incited to invest a minimum of 12,500 euros. Some businesses reportedly invested hundreds of thousands. In Canavese, private individuals reportedly invested in the picture through their banker. The production company was also granted a tax credit of over 765, 000 euros by the Italian ministry of culture. In 2021, after the film had been completed and released, the ministry granted the production company an incentive of about 389,000 euros, plus 71,000 euros to compensate for the COVID-related difficulties.
Principal photography started in 2014. The first scenes involving Gérard Depardieu and Bruce Payne were shot in October of that year. Post-production took place at FotoKem in Burbank. The film, originally slated for a release in February 2016, remained unreleased at that date. In December 2017, director Zaia said that the film was "almost ready" for worldwide distribution and that it had been delayed in part due to the extensive use of green screen and special effects, and to the addition of new scenes involving new actors. As the film had been shot in English, the Italian dubbing had not yet been completed at that point.
