Venice Film Week: Alien Food

This screening session features 1 film. All films are in English and/or have English subtitles.​

Questa sera saranno proiettati 1 film in lingua originale con sottotitoli in inglese.

Alien Food (Italy) by Giorgio Cugno

Who are we – when nobody is watching? What are our fantasies and phobias – if we don’t share them? After many years in a protected psychiatric community, Alberto (40) comes to stay with Vicky’s (12) family. As a vulnerable adult, Alberto divides his time between his old therapeutic community, his work, and adapting to the rhythms and boundaries of his new ‘home’.  Alberto silently tries to escape his pharmacological therapy by not taking his pills. For years, they have helped him control his “demons”, but they have also overshadowed his instincts and emotions. Vicky loves science fiction and is very different from her peers. In her world, alien, distant planets are something to discover. Vicky…