A 45-minute baptism in memory where water holds secrets family never spoke aloud.
From beneath the surface of the water, memories of an unspoken past emerge. There are bonds that leave an eternal trace. To find meaning, Alex has to go home.
Cinematography
Water as character—liquid, suffocating, womb-like.
Direction
Campanotto's patient trust in silence over exposition.
Acting
Dual Alex performance spanning 21 years of unspoken weight.
Director
Alessia Campanotto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Campanotto developed this during lockdown, shooting in her family's actual Piemonte village with non-professional locals.
The 1998/2019 structure mirrors Italy's own buried trauma—Alex's age gap evokes generations who grew up before and after speaking therapy became culturally acceptable for men.
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