Waking Hours
Directed by Federico Cammarata, Filippo FoscariniItaly 2025
Runtime 78'
At the verge of the forest, stealthy human presences gather around the fire while, from afar, the rumble of gunshots echoes. Not far there is a wall made of sharp metal marking the beginning of Europe. A clan of Afghan smugglers lives waiting for people to lead to the other side of the border, wandering through the labyrinth of an eternal and sleepless night.
Directed by
Federico Cammarata, Filippo Foscarini
Cinematography
Federico Cammarata
Editing
Federico Cammarata, Filippo Foscarini with Editing Consultant Sara Fgaier
Sound Design
Filippo Foscarini, Gianni Pallotto
Colour
Ivan Tozzi
Production
Stefano Centini and Serena Alfieri (Volos Films Italia)
Co-production
Roberto Minervini and Dario Zonta (Cosma Film)
International Sales
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Wednesday 03.09
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Thursday 04.09
1.45pm Hall Perla
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Friday 05.09
7.30pm Hall Corinto
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Federico Cammarata (1993) and Filippo Foscarini (1990) are a duo of filmmakers based in Italy. They began their collaboration at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (Palermo) with the film Tardo Agosto (2020), adopting a personal, fieldwork-based approach. Working without a large crew, Federico handles the visuals (as director of photography and camera operator), while Filippo takes care of the sound (including location sound recording and sound design). Their early works have been presented and awarded at several documentary film festivals, including DocLisboa, Festival dei Popoli, Beldocs and the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. They are currently working in the border regions between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Croatia. Waking Hours is their first feature documentary.
