Straight from Cinecittà, the finest short films from Italy for 2025. Five shorts on impossible love, young love, small acts of rebellion, political chaos and the nightmarish beauty of dystopia.

TRT 88 min

Domenica Sera
Directed by Matteo Tortone Italy/2024/16min

Sunday night. After his team’s loss, Alex meets Nemy at a rap battle. They connect, steal a car, and spark a tentative love story.

La Confessione
Directed by Nicola Sorcinelli Italy/2024/15min

With the end of the world looming, two young lovers lost in a suspended past find themselves questioning their feelings.

The Eggregores’Theory
Directed by Andrea Gatopoulos Italy/2024/15min

He does not remember much from that time. Things have faded, like a painting after too much light. The only thing that bothers him is this music in his head. What did it mean? All he knows is that he cannot get it out of his head.

Majoneze
Directed by Giulia Grandinetti Italy/2024/22min

In Ersekë, Albania, Elyria lives with her family, under the strict rules of her father, suppressing anger with obedience. But a powerful desire for rebellion works within her and will lead her to a bitter - but golden - act of revolution.

La Ragazza Di Praga
Directed by Andree Lucini Italy/2024/20min

Francesco and Eloisa reconstruct their family past starting from the complex love story of their grandparents Masa and Gianlorenzo, blossomed in Prague during the Russian occupation started in 1968.