Francesco Di Martino

A drama film based on the life of Mario Mieli, a leading figure in the Italian gay movement of the 1970s.

The documentary follows three couples of parents or aspiring parents grappling with the extremely difficult adoption process.

Scicli, a small Baroque gem in southern Sicily. With 33 days to go until Easter Sunday, the inhabitants are preparing to celebrate the holiday. "L'Uomo Vivo, il Gioia" (The Living Man, the Joy): words used by the people of Scicli to invoke the Risen Christ, a symbol that is part of the community's identity. An 18th-century statue created by Benedetto Civiletto. Peppe, Franco, Angelo, and Claudio are four bearers of the Gioia, whose friendship was born right under the "Vara." They can be considered the emblem of the bearers, that is, ordinary and simple lives that come together for a common passion, the Gioia, which is the main topic of their discussions every day. Peppe works with marble, Franco is a sales representative, Angelo is a farmer on the family farm, and Claudio is a truck driver who travels all over Italy. The film follows their daily lives about a month before the Easter holidays, showing the preparations for the festival and the meetings that precede the big day.

Italo lives in Saviore dell'Adamello, in Valcamonica. His life changed after meeting some groups of Native Americans, whom he had the opportunity to host: coming from afar, along different but deeply connected paths, their gazes will come together in a new spiritual journey. The anticipation of this encounter makes the passing of time a journey in which Italo slowly experiences the changing seasons, savoring every moment of the cold winter, awaiting the arrival of summer and an Indian chief.

Two young siblings, Omar and Mara, have a dream: to start a farming business near the river where they spent their childhood, the Sile. Their story is intertwined with other stories that describe the dramatic change in the landscape and the resulting environmental damage, painting a picture of a polluted waterway, abandoned to neglect and reduced to a mere backdrop for daily activities and tourism.