Schedule

Res Essentiae

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Cinema Rouge et Noir, P.zza G.ppe Verdi 8 – Palermo | Free entrance
5.30 p.m. Introduction to film, with the presence of the director
6.00 p.m. Film out of competition

Basta Favole!
Alessandro Scillitani
Italy | 2025 | 75′

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Cinema Rouge et Noir, P.zza G.ppe Verdi 8 – Palermo | Ticket € 6
6.00 p.m. Introduction to film
6.45 p.m. Film out of competition

Still Alice
Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland.
USA | 2014 | 99′

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

Cinema Rouge et Noir, P.zza G.ppe Verdi 8 – Palermo | Ticket € 6
8.15 p.m. Alberia Wine Tasting
9.00 p.m. Film out of competition

Akira
Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Japan | 1987 | 124′ | o.v. subt. ITA

Thursday, November 19, 2026

Cre.Zi. Plus c/o Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa, Via P. Gili 4 – Palermo  | Free entrance
8.15 p.m. Alberia Wine Tasting
9.15 p.m. Short films in competition

Journey To The End Of The Hall 
Benjamin Pascoe | USA | 2026 | 3’25” | video art

Stanze 
Amedeo Sartori | Italy | 2024 | 17’42” | documentary | o.v. subt. ENG

A Friend Of Dorothy 
Lee Knight | UK | 2025 | 21’28” | fiction | o.v. subt. ITA

Portrait 
Farzam Tabibi | France, Iran | 2025 | 15’27” | fiction | o.v. subt. ITA+ENG

Il burattino e la balena 
Roberto Catani | France, Italy | 2024 | 8’06” | animation

Rochelle 
Tom Furniss | New Zealand | 2024 | 19’32” | fiction | o.v. subt. ITA

Storia Di Une Piccerielle
Fabrizio Lupo | Italy | 2026 | 24’01” | fiction | o.v. subt. ENG

Friday, November 20, 2026

Cre.Zi. Plus c/o Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa, Via P. Gili 4 – Palermo | Free entrance
8.15 p.m. Alberia Wine Tasting
9.15 p.m. Short films in competition

To Be 
Puya Mofid | Iran | 2025 | 13’44” | fiction | o.v. subt. ITA+ENG

The Left Hand – Liberation 
Mehdi Ahmadpanah | Iran | 2025 | 14’19” | fiction

Choice 
Marko Crnogorski | North Macedonia | 2025 | 17’04” | fiction | o.v. subt. ITA+ENG

La Truffa 
Michele Marchionne, Matteo Stipa | Italy | 2025 | 9’16” | fiction | o.v. subt. ENG

Allegory of the Cave 
Weipeng Huang, Yajing Wang | China | 2025 | 7’59” | video art | o.v. subt. ITA+ENG

He Woke Up To Deflating News 
Laura Spini, Laurence Brook | UK | 2026 | 11’30” | fiction | o.v. subt. ITA

Melatonin 
Hannaneh Daliri | Iran | 2026 | 13’51” | fiction | o.v. subt. ITA+ENG

Memoria di legno
Ambra Lupini | Italy | 2025 | 12’40” | documentary

Saturday, November 21, 2026

Cre.Zi. Plus c/o Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa, Via P. Gili 4 – Palermo | Free entrance
8.15 p.m. Alberia Wine Tasting
9.15 p.m. Short films in competition

Non Sono Emergenza 
Arianna Massimi | Italy | 2025 | 20’13” | documentary | o.v. subt. ENG

Ya Hanouni 
Lyna Tadount, Sofian Chouaib | France | 2024 | 3’ | fiction | o.v. subt. ITA+ENG

America 
Javier Arias-stella | Peru | 2025 | 15’38” | fiction | o.v. subt. ITA+ENG

Rhubarb Rhubarb 
Kate McMullen | UK | 2025 | 16’16” | fiction | o.v. subt. ITA

A Sisyphean Task 
Gus Flind-Henry, George Malche | UK | 2025 | 16’12” | fiction | o.v. subt. ITA

Binary 
Padrick Ritch | USA | 2026 | 2’57” | video art | o.v. subt. ITA

East of Hollywood 
Ben Segal | USA | 2026 | 15′ | fiction | o.v. subt. ITA

La Battaglia Delle Spazzole 
Lorenzo Fabbro | Italy | 2025 | 19’39” | fiction | o.v. subt. ITA+ENG

Sunday, November 22, 2026

Cinema Rouge et Noir, P.zza G.ppe Verdi 8 – Palermo  | Free entrance
8 p.m.  Alberia Wine Tasting
8.30 p.m. Announcement of the winners and screening of the winning shorts