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The diary

2025 · 14 min

A warm, intimate festival diary that feels like a shared celebration of young people discovering cinema and themselves.

Directed by
Vito Montesano
Genres
Documentary
Overview
A visual story that captures the essence of the Giffoni Film Festival, described by François Truffaut as “the most necessary of festivals.” It is not a simple documentary, but an emotional diary that mixes daily observations with creative narration. It is an intimate and collective look at Giffoni, a place that every summer is transformed into a small cinema town, inhabited by real emotions and personal visions. A tribute to cinema as a tool for growth and to a festival that manages to give a voice to those who, through cinema, seek to better understand themselves and the world.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Coming-of-age, art, identity, friendship
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Vito Montesano
Genres
Documentary
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Vito Montesano
    Written by
    Vito Montesano
    Starring
    Leonardo Venturi, Giorgio Lomasto, Giovanni Cerri, Claudio Gubitosi, Checco Petrone
    Runtime
    14 min
    Country
    Italy
    Languages
    English, Italian

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