Gli sgabelli non hanno lo schienale

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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...

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

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.

Sergio, unlike his wife Martina, does not want to enroll his daughter Giulia in ice skating. He only opens up to his skating friend Enrico, who tries to make him understand that everyone has the right to live their own life by pursuing their dreams. Sergio’s phone call to the former skater will change everything and convince him to enroll his daughter in ice skating.

A girl traverses landscapes that change without logic, following an inner voice that accompanies, seduces, and confuses her. Between empty beaches, off-axis skies, and faceless presences, reality slowly dissolves into a hypnotic flow of temporal voids, euphoria, and anxiety.

A young man wakes up in a meadow to find a corpse beside him. He doesn’t know who it is, but he must uncover the body’s identity and how it died.

Alberto decides to go and visit Amarena, but due to a mistake with the house number he ends up in Giuseppina’s home, an elderly neighbor assisted by Vilma, another neighbor who is somewhat eccentric. All hell breaks loose.

A man suffers in silence, sitting on the steps of a church at night, seemingly having come to terms with the mistake he has made—a murder. He awaits his punishment: the arrival of the police, called by himself.

Some studies suggest that after a person’s death, the brain continues its activity for another seven minutes, during which one can relive their entire life. But if it were possible to choose what to relive, as a final test, what would happen? Enea decides to relive his own death, to discover who killed him and why. But is this the right way to honor the time that has passed? Or does death, like life, offer no explanations?