A Palermitan Cowboy

Sicily records one of the highest rates of UFO sightings in Italy. Three witnesses recount their experiences: Danilo recalls his abduction, Elita shares a luminous event witnessed with her family, and Stefano—a former journalist—describes an encounter on Mount Etna, backed by a mysterious picture. In Sicily, where the future often feels like a futile wait, a UFO sighting becomes an opportunity to measure the distance between reality and hope. An ironic exploration of the human need to believe and the urge to look beyond.

Of how many of our daily actions do we ask ourselves the real why? Especially if one is male, and if one's appearance is given so much for neutrality that it does not represent a disguise, but a simple inevitability of things. A female gaze invites men to ask themselves these whys.