A long night in a psychiatric hospital, in 1962. A forced pact between a nurse and a patient, in which the latter is subjected to inhumane practices.
The Human Hourglass is a minimalistic portrayal of suspended time, shared loneliness, and the possibility of surviving alienation through a small revolution: caring for others.
A mom is running away from ISIS with her newborn son. She gets into a hidden shelter where ISIS is about to find them. The baby is crying and ISIS is getting closer so the mom decides to sacrifice her son’s life to save the lives of others.
The genocide robbed an entire generation of their childhood. The Palestinian people were annihilated and humiliated, starting with the dreams of their children, with their future.
This is an imagined story, but all the drawings of the palestinian children are real.
This film was created to give voice to their imagination, their hopes, and their pain.
Like Friend, Like Deer tells the story of a wildlife ranger in a critical situation who kills an illegal hunter during a confrontation. This short film explores the deep connection and hidden similarities between humans, animals, and the environment they share.
A look at the art and work of Antonis Konstantoudakis, one of the last Chania knifemakers, who, being in his tenth decade of life, continues to carve silver to "dress" Cretan knives..
A look, also, at the life and personality of Antonis Konstantoudakis.
This documentary enters in a special place, perhaps strange, but deeply true: the place where Life is summarized. It is the place of absolute joy, where every moment is full of meaning and every glance says more than words. Beyond care, beyond time: life transforms. This place has an important name: Pediatric Hospice. Here, families and children affected by complex pathologies can live “The Best Possible Life.”
Miguel and his family are preparing to emigrate from Cuba to Italy where part of his family is already living. While they wait, they begin to take the first step in the life of every migrant: learning the language of the country they want to go to.
‘How To Hide It’ follows Zahra Ahmed, a 26-year-old British-Sudanese woman working the night shift at a rundown East London (England) off licence with her colleague Danny, an aging aspiring DJ. Despite her strict Muslim faith forbidding gambling, Zahra impulsively buys a lottery ticket after recalling an embarrassing encounter with Khaled, a man from her past whose arranged marriage to her was called off.
To their shock, Zahra's ticket wins the £184 million Euro Millions jackpot. While Danny celebrates wildly, Zahra panics about the religious implications and how to explain her sudden wealth to her traditional family.
As Zahra navigates the complex challenge of claiming her prize while maintaining her elaborate cover story to her parents, she must confront the tension between her desires for a better life and her deeply held beliefs.
This film explores themes of faith versus temptation, family expectations, cultural identity, and the age-old question of whether good fortune can ever truly be separated from consequence
Student in Foreign Languages and Literature in Pisa.
Passionate about cinema and all forms of art, traveller by passion and by profession and a member of the Trame Indipendenti Association since 2021.
Multimedia artist, filmmaker and musician. He has exhibited in museums, galleries and at international festivals, and gives workshops and lectures. He is the creative director of VIS – Virtual Immersions in Science, the first spin-off from the Scuola Normale Superiore dedicated to the popularisation of science and knowledge.
Massimiliano Locanto is an associate professor of Music History at the University of Salerno. His research focuses on medieval monody and 20th-century music, with a particular interest in the work of Igor Stravinsky, the history of music theory, and the relationship between music and dance.
Producer, writer and screenwriter. Artistic director of the newly established production company VoTTo film.
Francesca Pallini graduated in Performing Arts and Communication from the University of Pisa in 2023. She volunteers at the Arsenale cinema and organises film festivals, including Scream Queers, which examines both classic and contemporary films through the lens of the emerging horror-queer genre.
Short Movies
