SDAC Genova

A screenwriter locks himself in a hotel room to write. But from the next room...

A young woman enters a poetry competition without preparing any text, as a desperate cry for help. When the moment of the contest arrives, she relives her past relationships, her connection with her parents, and her own solitude.

A man who cleans up crime scenes for organized crime discovers, during a job, a young woman still alive, hidden inside a wardrobe.

One night, a man must confront a past trauma, realizing he is no longer the victim, but the perpetrator himself.

Matteo, the sole survivor of a twin birth, is trapped in a flat, unfulfilling life, unable to take a stand on anything, until a new figure enters his life and helps him fight for what he truly cares about.

A dystopian world where reality isn’t certain and has no boundaries. A mad one, seeking a higher power, willing to do anything for it, even killing others. Two agents and a young scientist on his trail. A rush against time where everyone’s skills will be put to the test.

What do you say it's real and what's not? In a world where reality is shifted in ways we can't even imagine, young man finds out that what he used to believe about himself is about to be changed forever.

A robber breaks into Sabrina's home to steal a cache of diamonds. But when he finally finds them, the situation takes an unexpected turn.

A young woman finds herself talking to a stranger in an empty cinema. An apparently chance encounter that will reveal a different reality, where every gesture is part of a script already written.

The experiences we live through in childhood leave an indelible mark on our lives. Sometimes small traumas, if unresolved, can turn into psychological blocks that shape our behavior. Life often surprises us by offering opportunities to confront these blocks. At times we fail to recognize them, but when we least expect it, we find ourselves the protagonists of one of these situations. On a Sunday like any other, the protagonist Alberto is offered such an opportunity.

Two candidates face off in the election for Scout Section Leader: a young progressive and the conservative incumbent, who is currently trailing. To undermine the younger candidate, the incumbent accuses him of having a relationship with an underage scout. The election thus turns into a trial...

The difficulty and uncertainty of addressing such a delicate topic as consent in a sexual situation between a man and a woman is at the heart of the short film. These challenges and uncertainties are faced by the two police officers as they confront the accounts of both young people and a video capturing the incident.

A dialogue between two different generations, within the walls of a house suspended between reality and dream.

The journalist investigates, against the wishes of her friend the commissioner, the murder of Gabriel, twin brother of fashion designer Lorenzo Santoro. It will be the journalist who will solve the case...

Following his father’s death, Guido must clear out an old family house. While doing so, he hears the voice of a young girl asking for help from the apartment below. A race against time begins as Guido tries to free her before the mysterious owner of the apartment returns…

A teenager faces fear and judgment to find the courage to be himself.

Lucio has a daily addiction: his smartphone. He fills every empty moment out of fear of boredom, because with it come thoughts he would rather not face. It is not boredom alone that he is trying to escape. Behind every notification, video, or sound—behind each repetitive gesture and every compulsive scroll—lies the attempt to silence a familiar, grey reality that suffocates him and leaves him alone.

In a psychiatric practice, Dr. Mancuso receives patients who have lost control over their lives. A boy in the waiting room maneuvers them using a device. The doctor gets out of his control and he finds himself part of a larger picture.

Anita’s life begins to unravel when small, everyday incidents lead her to doubt both her husband and herself. Caught between suspicion and confusion, reality grows increasingly unstable, forcing her to confront something she can no longer control.

A boy from a working-class neighborhood, Manuel, weary of his life, tries to escape his circumstances and leave the drug-dealing ring of his area, but finds himself hunted by the crime boss who controls the local drug trade.