Film Commission Torino Piemonte

In Human | Animal I explored our identity as human beings in relation to animals, death and destiny. In Under the Tide I want to ask myself how we define ourselves in relation to others and what remains once circumstances strip us of every element through which we build our identity. There will be space for memories and dreams of the protagonists, which will help shed light on their motivations, their deep drives, their unconscious desires. As Tarkovskij and Fellini said in different ways, if we dedicate a third of our days to sleep, how can we not incorporate dreams into our films? Especially since cinema is the art that best lends itself to approaching the language of dreams.

In this film I wish to explore the aesthetic possibilities of the ultra-panoramic 2.35:1 format, to make the characters disappear into the landscape, in a game of mirrors based on the alternation of shots and reverse shots. The electronic music will be inspired by the work of Stephan Micus, and created with hypnotic songs and ethnographic instruments. These stylistic elements will help the viewers to immerse themselves in a story in which images of the protagonists' past, photographs of their journey, thoughts expressed aloud converge, in a timeless present.