AVENIR

A woman in a white dress at night, kneeling in the sand and holding a bowl
A woman at night digging with a pick axe and a headlamp, with the moon behind her.
The silhouette of a boy standing in front of red smoke.
A woman walking down a sandy street, backlit by a motor cycle behind her
A group of people sitting in the sand at night, watching a spectacle off screen.

Documentary Feature, 90 min, in postproduction


Director: Basilio Maritano
Director of Photography: Paul Sonntag
Producer: Nikola Scharl
Co-Producer: Alexandra Rilli, Mamounata Nikiéma
Editor: Matteo Bugliarello
Production: Filmakademie BW
Co-Production: Third Picture, Pilumpiku


From the depths of a hand-dug quarry, in a neighbourhood shaped by years of displacement, a group of young people writes monologues inspired by visions of the war raging in the Sahel. Confronting conflict and insecurity, they explore the wounds of violence, endured and inflicted, through rehearsals guided by an experienced theatre director, while in the darkness, dust and heat, daily life goes on.


European Work in Progress Pitch, Filmfest Hamburg
Proxima, Docs At Work, Festival de Popolu