About this film
On Gelsomina’s fiftieth birthday, the fragile solitude she shares with her mother is broken by a crowded party. Familiar faces and voices become strange and hostile, and she escapes into a mental space where family archives, memory, and generative imagery lead toward an unknown reality.
Synopsis
On Gelsomina's fiftieth birthday, the fragile solitude she shares with her mother is invaded by a crowded party. Familiar faces and voices become strange and hostile, and when she can no longer organize the present around her, she escapes into a mental space where family archives, memory, and imagination form an unknown reality.
Themes
- dementia and mental illness
- subjective perception
- memory
- family archive
- isolation
- care
- disorientation
Additional Credits
- Director: Dario Cirrincione
- Writer: Dario Cirrincione
- Production: CISA Conservatorio Internazionale di Scienze Audiovisive
- Producer: Marco Poloni
- Cinematography: Erica Bulian
- Editing: Gabriele Crasci
- Sound Design: Nicolò Valle
- Music:
- Matej Sancin
- Tommy Lawson
- Cast:
- Erika Urban: main role
- Jasmin Mattei: secondary character
- Donatella Huser: secondary role
- Original Language: Italian
- Official Premiere: September 2025