Italy 2026, 9 min. Italian (English subtitles)

Regional premiere

Meeting the audience: Director Gaia Marotta

Director: Gaia Marotta
Production: ALCHEMIA PICTURES
Cast: Vittoria D’Aniello, Gaia Apolito
Screenplay: Gaia Marotta
Cinematography: Gaia Merolla
Editing: Federico Del Vecchio, Ai Chen
Production Design: Giuseppe Napolitano, Teresa Orlando, Claudio Olivares, Raffaele Romano
Costumes: Giusy Donisi
Music: Ivano Pecorini
Sound: Ciccio Fele
Distribution: ALCHEMIA PICTURES

SYNOPSIS
Maia, seven years old, lives her childhood peacefully among Barbies, dresses, and drawings. When her mother buys her the skirt she had always wanted, identical to that of a classmate, she looks at herself in the mirror and realizes it doesn’t suit her as she imagined. For the first time, she is forced to face a hidden insecurity that saddens her, making her aware of her own fragility.