Film Commission Torino Piemonte

To be free, not to be afraid. These are not notions we would normally associate with tightrope walking, where one’s survival hangs from a cable. Yet this is precisely the case for Andrea Loreni, the only Italian tightrope walker to specialize in high-altitude crossings. He stepped onto that cable seventeen years ago—and has never stopped exploring it. His pace is slow, his gaze steady. The exact opposite of the confusion that defines everyday life for those who rush not to “waste time,” only to lose what matters most: themselves. Loreni’s practice has much to teach us. Slow is a documentary that tells his story, following his training toward a new, epic feat: the crossing of Piazza Vittorio Veneto in Turin. Moving between past and present, the film reveals how embracing uncertainty is the only way to find true balance—and to return to breathing at our own pace.