A documentary portrait of Italy and a film about the future, Futura is
observed through the eyes of its young people, who talk about the places
they live in and imagine themselves - torn between the opportunities that
surround them, the dream of what they want to become, the fear of failing,
the trials they hope to overcome.
Interviews take place with a diverse
cross-section of the nation’s youth, aged between 15 - 20, which were
documented during a journey across Italy, from Naples to Milan, Turin to
Palermo, Venice, Rome and beyond, and shot both before and during the
pandemic.
From aspiring beauticians to athletes, academics and activists,
young people are given the opportunity to talk openly, to freely express
themselves and create their own storytelling. Reflecting on themes with
universal resonance, such as political divisions, socioeconomic unease,
overreliance on technology, gender identity and the global climate crisis,
these young adults ask themselves: is there a future at all?
Filmed as a
collaboration between three of Italy’s most acclaimed and exciting Italian
filmmakers, known for their politically acute cinema - Pietro Marcello
(Martin Eden, Crossing the Line, The Wolf’s Mouth), Francesco Munzi (Black
Souls), and Alice Rohrwacher (Happy as Lazzaro, The Wonders), Futura was
born out of the desire to create a truly collective work.
Inspired by the
likes of Pasolini’s classic state-of-the-nation documentary, ‘Love
Meetings’ (1965), Futura aims to give a representation of Italian youth
through their own eyes and voices and paint a tableau of their country, at
a particular moment in time
