La Passione

Since childhood, a young boy has been fascinated and haunted by the myth of mermaids. One day, he begins to discover mysterious messages in bottles appearing across various bodies of water. Convinced that a mermaid has chosen to communicate with him, he embarks on a journey where the line between fantasy and reality becomes increasingly blurred.

This short film, produced by students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, illustrates the creative process behind designing the commemorative jersey for Napoli Basket. The project symbolizes the collaboration between the Academy and the team, blending art and sport to honor the city's 2500-year history. Through imaginative visuals, the film captures the spirit of Naples and the shared effort to celebrate its heritage.

After a coffee fortune teller predicts he’ll lose the road home, a young man laughs it off as nonsense. But as strange visions and sudden sickness begin to consume him, the prophecy slowly starts to feel unavoidable, until he wakes up somewhere that doesn’t seem real anymore.

The author describes himself in a short film using archival material in a provocative and deliberately humorous manner.

A teenager walks in the woods while being overwhelmed by his emotions.

Two friends are discussing a shocking revelation that another friend of theirs has just made.

"Volti" uses archival i footage to explore the theme of police brutality and the dehumanization of victims. Through a process of visual transformation, the human faces shown undergo a sort of symbolic castration due to the abuse, losing their humanity and breaking down into expressions of pain. Each face becomes a tragic mask, symbolizing the loss of identity and dignity inflicted by a system that no longer recognizes people, but only objects to control and repress. The film ends with an eerie silence, accompanied by a sequence of images showing faces now dead and devoid of meaning. These faces, stripped of any distinguishing features, merge into a disturbing gallery that represents the final stage of dehumanization: the complete erasure of individuality.

Two friends find a puppet hanging in the woods. Why did it do that?

A young man receives an unexpected visitor, forcing him to confront the burden of tradition and the consequences it carries.

A scene from the classic russian novel by Alekandr Puskin, Evgenij Onegin. Tatiana longs for her lover and writes his name on the glass with a finger.

In an underground setting, a young man is about to commit disgraceful acts when his older friend and mentor tries to steer him back onto the right path.

Three students discuss an audiovisual project to be submitted for a review. It is a metacinematic follow-up to Uno mattina.

The protagonist investigates the mystery of a suspicious individul after a cryptic message received from his femme fatale.

A young man runs from his fate, which, inevitably, will catch up with him.

What really lies behind the walls of the Naples Academy of Fine Arts? From occult symbols to reptilian rituals and Masonic plots, this mockumentary dives into the dark (and absurd) side of art… if you dare to watch!

A visual experiment, Redflections is a film that plays with contrasts to highlight the protagonist's features and the patterns that surround her.