For silence and wind
The documentary opens with the sounds of wind and sea, yet the images show traces of life in the mountains: a fossil, a meadow, a jay, animal tracks, a shed deer antler. These are signs of a deep past and an ancestral bond with nature. What does it mean today to reach a summit? Does […]
Sete
Paolo Cognetti embarks on a transformative journey from the Aosta Valley to Nepal, guided by Sherpa Sete, in search of healing, clarity, and spiritual connection. The mountains of Nepal become a mental state—a refuge where it is possible to gather inner fragments and find a sense of balance, often absent in the frenzy of everyday […]
Wasantha
In a Sri Lanka in the midst of a social crisis, an unusual snake hunter takes us into people’s homes through his missions. He has a goal: to save cobras and humans in order to accumulate karmic energy and reach Nirvana. On the way to eternal salvation, the fear of death breaks through. Between mystery, […]
La première étoile
Following a series of unprecedented disasters, the Dévoluy valley in the Hautes-Alpes seems to be split in two. Below, the village of Superdévoluy enjoys the last years of snow, while above, an astronomical observatory shines with its research into the origins of the world. The disconnect between these two utopias reveals the paradoxes of a […]
Scooter
At the end of their first year of university spent in Bologna, Pippo and Zebra, friends from Aosta, decide to set off on an adventure on an old Vespa to ‘find’ Juliette, a French girl from Lille (northern France) they met at the seaside earlier. Following in the footsteps of their cult film, Quadrophenia, a […]
Dans la vallée
Thierry lives in the Aosta Valley. With his Ape Piaggio, he drives along the valley paths to look after his cows. He also loves Anaïs, but for some time she no longer answers his calls. From traditional Aosta Valley serenades to Italian pop, Thierry sings about love. Marie Le Hir, a filmmaker from Caen, creates […]
Broad Peak
After climbing Broad Peak mountain, Polish mountaineer Maciej Berbeka discovers that his journey to the summit is not complete. Twenty-five years later, he has a chance to redeem himself. Dawid Leszek, Polish director and screenwriter, graduate of the National Film School in Łódź. Nominated for the Polityka Passport award in 2004. In 2012 he directed […]