(2024, France, 21')
Inspired by the famous myth of Plato’s cave, the concept of the short film came to life following the show Retour à la caverne (2023), created by JR on commission from the Opéra national de Paris. A meeting in Paris between the Italian director and the French artist becomes the opportunity for a new joint project, which starts from some reflections on the myth of Plato’s cave, expressed in a contemporary and metropolitan key. What would happen if one of the prisoners managed to free himself from the chains and escape from the dark cave? What if that prisoner was Jay, a seven-year-old boy?
Alice Rohrwacher, known for her poetic and dreamlike style, made her debut with Corpo celeste, presented at the Cannes Quinzaine in 2011. In Venice, in 2014 she won the Grand Jury Prize with Le meraviglie and in 2018 the award for Best Screenplay with Lazzaro felice. The short film Omelia Contadina (2020) marks the beginning of the collaboration with the artist and photographer JR, winner of the Ted Prize in 2011, who joins the director for this second film together.
