In Lignan, a village of a few souls in the Saint-Barthelemy Valley in the Aosta Valley, an Astronomical Observatory scrutinises the skies every night. Like a bell tower or a lighthouse, the large telescope marks the time of the small mountain community. In the autumn, astrophysicist Paolo Calcidese moved into the facility as its sole caretaker and inhabitant to carry out his scientific research and experiment with new technologies. Due to a technical accident, however, he will be forced to put aside the stars and loneliness to devote himself to other forms of life hitherto overlooked: human beings.
Leandro Picarella, a Sicilian director, screenwriter and editor, trained between Florence and Palermo. His first feature film, Triokala – The Three Gifts of Nature (2015), received awards at various festivals. In 2018, the short Epicentre is in competition at the Venice Critics’ Week. Divinazioni, his second feature film, is produced by Qoomoon, Rai Cinema and Les Films d’Ici. Founder of Qoomoon and artistic director of Kinéma – Cinema and Visual Arts.