Officium

In the shadowed aftermath of the Second World War, Giovanni Velasques returns to his quaint hometown nestled in the breathtaking landscapes of Sicily’s mountains, bearing the scars of war inside and out. Haunted by wartime traumas, Giovanni’s tumultuous spirit finds solace in the wisdom of an elderly lady who unveils his extraordinary gift: the ability to harness the spirit of a departed soul and heal the tormented. But as Giovanni’s reputation as a healer grows, he finds himself on a collision course with two formidable adversaries: the church and the mafia. Torn between his mystical calling and societal pressures, he’s pushed into a corner of isolation, forcing him to forsake his magical calling and embrace the expected life of a family man and farmer. But will that sacred soul, worshipped like a god, truly be lost to oblivion?

The fundamental stages, from the seventies to the present day, of the GLBT movement in Palermo, told through archive images and interviews with personalities from the social and political life of the city, but also artists, entrepreneurs, ordinary citizens and exponents of associations for the protection of gay rights. A journey, between past and present, in the rainbow community of the Sicilian capital, which last year hosted, for the first time, the National Pride. An investigative documentary made with the patronage of the Sicily Region, the Municipality of Palermo and Arcigay, born, as the director Giuseppe Carleo himself underlines, to "clear the stereotypes and clichés that have always returned an erroneous image to our city, very often described as a homophobic and male chauvinist land. "

There is an ancient ritual to change the fate of an unrequited love. The secret in a cup of coffee.