Special event opening short film

Restare Remains

Directed by Fabio Bobbio
Italy 2025
Runtime 20'

On her last day at the diner, Sara prepares to leave the city. Denis watches her, trying to hold on to what they both fear losing. In a crystallised, suspended landscape, their goodbye reveals the depth of their bond and the poignant intensity of severance.

Directed by
Fabio Bobbio

Screenplay
Fabio Bobbio, Zelia Zbogar

Cinematography
Bruno Raciti

Editing
Enrico Giovannone

Music
Deriansky, Paolo Spaccamonti, Sierra Moreno

Sound Design
Manuel Paradiso, Tommaso Barbaro, Massimo Mariani

Production Design
Raffaella Cuviello

Costumes
Sara Giovene, Patrizia Tirino

Cast
Zackari Delmas, Yile Yara Vianello

Production
Chiara Andrich and Andrea Mura (Ginko Film), Enrico Cannizzo and Valerio Valente (Filmine), Enrico Giovannone and Matteo Tortone (Malfè Film)

SIC@SIC 2025 Fabio Bobbio

Fabio Bobbio (1980) is an author, director, and editor. His first feature film as  director, I Cormorani (Strani Film, 2016), was screened at Visions du Réel and at several international festivals. It was nominated for the Nastri d’Argento in 2017 and won the Doc It Award for Best Production; chosen as best Film della Critica by SNCCI, it was distributed in cinemas in Italy and Spain. As an editor, Bobbio has collaborated with production companies and directors in Italy, Spain, Argentina, Uruguay, and France, participating in several international festivals such as Locarno, Roma, Rotterdam, Torino, and Montreal.