In 2019, after Parasite won the Palme d’Or, I invited
friends to go watch it; only Alessandro, a childhood friend,
came. He was in a difficult moment: toxic relationships,
Psychology studies stalled. After the film, over a drink,
he talked without ever really saying how he felt. When I
shared my doubts about living between Los Angeles and
Milan, he fell silent, turned pale, and suddenly vomited.
He blamed the beer, but I believe my unease mirrored
his own unspoken turmoil. His inability to open up struck
me: if even he, my lifelong reference, couldn’t share
his fragility, how could I expect genuine connection
elsewhere? From this came The Second Adolescence:
a choral film about the fragile passage from twenties
to thirties, when friendships are tested by the masks
we wear. I want to make this film to explore how group
dynamics evolve, how intimacy can fracture or deepen,
and how growth forces us to face ourselves and
each other.