La moto The Motorcycle
Directed by Matteo GiampetruzziItaly, Denmark, Spain 2025
Runtime 20'
During a scorching summer in the mountains of southern Italy, young, shy Luca develops an attraction for Valerio, an older boy with a passion for motorcycles. The two meet in secret, in the quiet of the countryside just outside the small town where they live. Chasing a desire that slowly escalates into obsession, Luca is forced to come to terms with the blurred boundary between pleasure and violence.
Directed by
Matteo Giampetruzzi
Screenplay
Matteo Giampetruzzi
Cinematography
Jens Vantore
Editing
Manuela Gutiérrez Arrieta
Sound Design
Giovanni Sideri, Eugenio Bonemazzi
Production Design
David Santangelo
Costume Design
David Santangelo
Cast
Lorenzo Cutillo, Francesco Filpa
Production
Paolo Sideri and Matteo Giampetruzzi (FuoriStrada), Selma Munksgaard Hansen (Nowhere Studios), Valentin Marcus Andersen (Fenomenal Productions), with the support of Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola and Filmværksted Odense
Italian Distributor
Lights On
Saturday 30.08
8.30am Hall Perla
Press, Industry
Sunday 31.08
1.30pm Hall Perla
Public, All accreditations
Monday 01.09
7.15pm Hall Corinto
Public, All accreditations
Matteo Giampetruzzi (1999) studied Filmmaking at the Film School Gian Maria Volonté in Rome, and Film Curating at the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country. His short films, which debuted in several international film festivals, explore themes of sexuality, growing up, masculinity, and memory. As an independent curator, he has collaborated with institutions such as Filmoteca de Catalunya and Sicilia Queer Filmfest.
