Director & Writer: Marco Antonio Pani, Producer: Mario Castagna, Production company: Altamarea Film, Country: Italy, Language: Sardinian, 111′, 2025, Territories: World
A very large group of Sardinian shepherds and rural people, artisans, fishermen and sailors perform the Odyssey following the method of guided improvisation, to build together a bittersweet, modern and universal epic tale.
In modernday Sardinia, two poet performers compete in a poetic contest in Logudorese Sardinian. The story is that of Odysseus. The Sardinian people, through their relationship with places, with their language/s and their way of thinking and acting, will reshape the Odyssey as a timeless tale. Kings and divinities, princesses and castaways are told through the filter of this culture, in a continuous time jump between a present and a mythical and ironic past, in a timeless location. The story mixes characters from the myth, contemporary witnesses strangely informed of the facts, improvisational poets. All of them, at some point, in turn become the characters of the Odyssey.
About the Director:
Marco, born in Sassari in 1966, has worked in the audiovisual sector since 1991, initially creating over 40 documentaries on archaeology, tourism, and art. He studied Film Direction at CECC in Barcelona, collaborating on award-winning projects such as Las Puertas del Mundo Niño and directing documentaries for Diagonal Televisió. His notable works include Panas (2005), Capo e Croce (2013), and Maialetto della Nurra (2016), earning several film festival awards. In 2022, he directed a documentary on Ignazio Delogu. Alongside filmmaking, he has taught cinema in Barcelona and now works in Cagliari, continuing his creative and educational activities.
Cast:
Giovanni Masia
Luana Fais
Silvia Senes
Piero Coccoi
Raffaele Busia
Raffaele Nonne
Giovanni Maria Piga
Domenico Solinas
Salvatore “Tore” Ventroni Francesco Spada
Valentina Carta
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