The project
Torre Sant'Antonio, in Santa Caterina dello Ionio, hosts «Ni scialamu», a film project created to portray Calabria through an intimate, contemporary eye.
The short film focuses on encounters, friendship, the land and the value of small things, starting from a question that concerns many young Calabrians: is leaving really the only option? «Ni scialamu» also tries to tell another perspective, that of those who choose to stay, build and create in their own land, without setting this choice against the possibility of going elsewhere.
The project was born from Christian Pagin and Roberta Freni, who wrote it together. Pagin, a young director on his first short film, also handles the organisation of the work; Freni, the lead actress, takes care of production.
«Ni scialamu» is rooted in our personal experiences, including the choice to leave Milan to find artistic stimuli again in Calabria without ever ceasing to look at the world, and in the stories of many Calabrians we have met over time. A community of volunteers and collaborators has also formed around the short film, offering their skills, time and creativity and turning the project into a collective story about the possibilities the land offers.
