Called back to her grandmother's mountain village, a young woman finds the entire community in winter torpor and must decide whether return means waking them, or learning how to fall asleep again.
Nikolai Palmieri is a filmmaker, screenwriter and playwright. He trained at several institutions developing a practice that moves across directing, screenwriting, visual media and dramaturgy. His work focuses on hybrid forms of storytelling, combining cinematic language with theatre, sound and documentary research.
Matteo de Sabbata holds a degree in Cinema and is specialized in film production at the Gian Maria Volonté Film School in Rome. He has built his career in film, television production and editorial development. His work focuses on emerging authors and internationally oriented independent cinema.