Marina
Directed by Paoli De LucaItaly 2025
Runtime 19'
A year after starting her gender transition, Marina spends a summer weekend at her friend Camilla’s. Everyone comments on how beautiful Marina has become, but she doesn’t quite see herself that way. In fact, she constantly compares herself to Camilla’s body — which she observes and draws in her sketchbook. The arrival of a smouldering male presence, in the shape of Lorenzo and his friends, will put to the test Marina and Camilla’s friendship. A siren call, between dreams and shadows.
Directed by
Paoli De Luca
Screenplay
Federico Amenta, Paoli De Luca, Giulio Pacini
Cinematography
Francesca Avanzini
Editing
Marco Balzano
Music
Giuliano Cau, Alessio Damiani
Sound Design
Anna Radaelli
Production Design
Anna Cicero
Costume Design
Lucrezia Neri
Cast
Silvia Ella Fois, Eco Andriolo, Giovanni De Maria, Christian Carere, Dario Naglieri
Production
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Italian Distributor
The Open Reel
Friday 29.08
8.30am Hall Perla
Press, Industry
Saturday 30.08
1.15pm Hall Perla
Public, All accreditations
Sunday 31.08
7.15pm Hall Corinto
Public, All accreditations
Paoli De Luca (1999) was born in Naples and attended the Accademia di Belle Arti, where they developed their fotoromanzo Fera (2018), which debuted at the Naples Film Festival. They have collaborated with Vogue Italia, Harper’s Bazaar, and the MACRO Museum in Rome. In a layered and embryonic landscape of different media, the transgender body and desire are the elements that define their narrative. They are currently studying Filmmaking at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. Their short film Star (2024) was screened at Cinema Troisi, while Marina (2025) is their latest work.
