Demetra in Esilio (2026)
It is summer in Milan; the city is quiet, and a mother and her young daughter, Daria and Lia, go about their daily routine. Daria no longer leaves the house and has created a small ecosystem of plants inside the flat. Lia only goes out to do the shopping and to work on her art project inspired by the myth of Demeter and Persephone. It is the images she films outside her home that lead her, little by little, to recognise her own destiny.
Director: Maria Giovanna Cicciari
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Ioana Miruna Drajneanu as Lia |
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Roberta Rovelli as Daria |
| Directing | Maria Giovanna Cicciari | Director |
| Production | Raffaella Pontarelli | Producer |
| Camera | Alessandro Abate | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Valentina Andreoli | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisa Galli | Costume Designer |
| Art | Elisa Galli | Art Direction |
| Sound | Santiago Rivas Bao | Music |
| Sound | Eva Bao Rivas | Music |