Four short films by Alpha at 30th San Giò – Verona Video Festival

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“STAY” by Luca Canali, “The stolen embrace” (L’abbraccio rubato) by Simone Gazzola, “Cecilia’s Diary” (Diario de Cecilia) by Valérie Loewensberg and the short documentary “As leaves in the wind” (Como hojas por el viento) by Sofia Luz  are in the official selection of 30th San Giò – Verona Video Festival.

📌 It will be the World Premiere for “Cecilia’s Diary”.

The festival will take place from 23 to 27 July in Verona, Italy.

30th San Giò – Verona Video Festival

The festival, organized by Cineclub Verona, will screen 37 short films from 25 countries and 6 medium-length films from 5 countries, as well as a world premiere Japanese feature film.
The jury will be composed of: Elena Gladkova (Director Russia), Francesca Pascale (Journalist, Biennale Cinema Press Office and Taxidriver), Arianna Rebonato (Multimedia Audiovisuals), Rodrigo Diaz (Director of the Latin American Festival of Trieste), Simone Villani (Professor of Cinema at the University of Bergamo and Verona), Riccardo Mastini (Director), Guido Zauli (Cinema Historian), Paolo Perbellini (Visual Artist), Massimo Girelli (Visual Arts Teacher), Giampaolo Veronese (Film enthusiast), Luigi Trespidi (Cinema enthusiast), Danzi Maurizio (Cinema enthusiast).

The short films

“Cecilia’s Diary” (Diario de Cecilia) by Valérie Loewensberg tells the story of Cecilia, a girl isolated in a psychiatric hospital. She dreams of a place where the snow burns her skin and where she can find her lost love, Philippe. When the psychiatrist, with her mother’s approval, decides to extend her confinement, Cecilia hatches an escape plan.

“As leaves in the wind” (Como hojas por el viento) by Sofia Luz is the story of two transgender women who emigrate from their home countries in search of asylum and opportunities in a new continent. Their lives go through structural changes as they meet and take part in a new support network. Made by them for them.

“The stolen embrace” (L’abbraccio rubato) by Simone Gazzola tells about Febe, a new-mom artist, is stuck at home, disconnected from reality. Not even the phone call of her husband and the crying coming from the cradle seem to wake her up.

“STAY” by Luca Canali was born with the intention of addressing the most severe of mental symptoms, the second leading cause of death among young people, which paradoxically is spoken about very little: self-injury and suicide.
“Just graduated, Laura works as an usher in her mother’s theatre. The razor blade is her only companion. As she faces her dreaded control round; she discovers that she is not as alone as she thought.”