All films are available in Italian with English Subtitles, and select films will have French subtitles for our Quebecois viewers. Streaming is geo-blocked to Canada.
FILM LINEUP
Shorts Collection
Director: Andrej Chinappi
Duration: 14'59"
Country: Italy
Year: 2022
Ninni and his father Amelio wish to redeem their modest lifestyle. An opportunity will arise when the father, who works as an Elvis lookalike, is called to perform in a rich seaside resort. On that night, however, Ninni will be forced to come to terms with the harsh reality of the real world.
Director: Daniele Babbo
Duration: 14'59"
Country: Italy
Year: 2022
In a whirlwind of conflicting emotions, a couple struggles to find a balance while waiting for an outcome that could change their lives.
Director: Fabrizio Provinciali
Duration: 18'50"
Country: Italy
Year: 2022
New Year’s eve is coming but Carlo has no one to celebrate with. At the age of thirty six, single and unemployed, he still lives with his widowed mother. Un unexpected invitation seems to open up a possibility for a new beginning.
Director: Francesco Piras
Duration: 14'59"
Country: Italy
Year: 2022
Giovanni and Michele are eleven and nine years old and they live in Sant’Elia, a popular neighborhood on the outskirt of Cagliari. The lives of the two children suddenly seem to change when a scratch card ends up in their hands.
Director: Emanuele Vicorito
Duration: 13'
Country: Italy
Year: 2022
The Berrezzella sisters are avid Lotto players; three times a week they try their luck, fueling it with due superstition and an ancient technique. One day, in Vico Scassacocchi, they are confronted with the scene of a betrayal, which becomes yet another opportunity for them to try their luck and change their lives forever...
Director: Prospero Pensa
Duration: 7'
Country: Italy
Year: 2022
A young man parks in the disabled spot and is challenged by a woman: his explanation doesn't persuade her. How far are they going in order to win the argument?
Director: Andrea Rebuzzi
Duration: 14'29"
Country: Italy
Year: 2022
A mechanic has to deal with his own honesty not to screw his entire life up.
Director: Lorenzo Marinelli
Duration: 15
Country: Italy
Year: 2022
Massimo is the owner of a bathhouse, everything has changed since he discovered he has Parkinson's disease. Meeting an African boy will allow him to react to pain, put it aside, and understand that he can still take care of his neighbor.
Director: Marika Ikonomu, Alessandro Leone, Simone Manda
Duration: 19'41"
Country: Italy
Year: 2022
A documentary highlighting CPRs as detention facilities for migrant repatriation. Despite not being prisons officially, the harsh living conditions have raised concerns about human rights violations. The film explores issues such as private management, institutional dynamics, tragic deaths, and amplifies the voices of workers and inmates.
