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Wishing on a Star + Q&A with screenwriter and producer Erica Barbiani
November 25 | 6:00 pm
Neapolitan astrologer Luciana has an unusual recipe for happiness: on your birthday, travel to the exact spot on Earth where the planets align for a fresh start. This humorous docudrama follows her quiet yet extraordinary life and five clients embarking on “birthday trips” to destinations as varied as Taipei, Beirut, or a tiny village. Each journey promises a symbolic rebirth, offering the chance to alter one’s destiny and uncover hidden desires. Blending warmth, wit, and wanderlust, the film reveals how a change of sky — and a leap of faith — might just change your life.
Age rating: 18
“A playful, lighthearted hybrid doc from Peter Kerekes on steering one’s fate, as an Italian astrologer sends her troubled clients off globetrotting.” Carmen Gray, The Film Verdict
Venice IFF 2024, Orizzonti Competition
Toronto IFF 2024, Official Selection
Nominated for the Gold Hugo Award for Best Documentary at the 2024 Chicago IFF
The sceening will be followed by Q&A with screenwriter and producer Erica Barbiani. Chaired by Guy Lodge.
Orgnanised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute.
