A se stesso (To himself)(2025)

Paolo, a forty-year-old director who found success with innovative films but now works only on commercial comedies, discovers he has only two months left to live due to an illness. He returns to Senigallia to shoot a commercial. During his stay he reflects on his life and past, meeting significant people including Maria (a homeless woman), Don Lucio (a priest in crisis), the imaginary figure of Leopardi, and his first love Francesca—an intelligent and fascinating woman who works at the town hall. Through these encounters Paolo explores deep themes of mortality, regret, and the value of life. He begins to reassess his priorities and seeks reconciliation with his brother Piero and with himself. His illness becomes a lens through which he sees his life more clearly, allowing him to rediscover the importance of human relationships and passions.