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    Atopia

    Leonardo Carrano, Riccardo Canini
    Italy | 2025 | 5’16’’

    The film is dedicated to the condition of atopia which affects Socrates in Plato’s Symposium, which affects Socrates. It is an aesthetic experience of stepping outside oneself, here rendered through the improvised performance of cellist Giovanni Sollima, who plays in front of abstract images created by manipulating 35mm film with acid etchings, colors, scratches and abrasions. The secret relationship between the musician and the instrument is thus transliterated onto the film medium, producing a synesthetic perception.

    Direction: Leonardo Carrano, Riccardo Canini
    Animation: Leonardo Carrano, Emma Carra, Leonardo Iannucci, Adriana Simmarano
    Editing: Riccardo Canini
    Music: Giovanni Sollima
    Producer: Leonardo Carrano

    Leonardo Carrano

    Born in Rome in 1958. Firstly painter and graphic designer, he received the Lubiam award in 1980 by Renato Guttuso. Since 1992 he has been involved in experimental animated cinema, and his works were soon noticed by critics and by important festivals like Venice, Rome, Locarno, Montreal, Paris, Berlin. He worked with animation and set designs for Italian TV, both in RAI (Blob) and Fininvest (L’angelo). In 2025 Freelm, co-directed by Alain Parroni, won the European Cinematography Award for best experimental film. Carrying out his works Carrano has collaborated with well-known composers such as Sylvano Bussotti, Giorgio Battistelli, Ennio and Andrea Morricone, Marco Colonna, Massimo Carrano, Antonello Salis, Sandro Satta, Mark Dresser, Giovanni Sollima, Fabrizio Volpi.

    Riccardo Canini

    A multidisciplinary professional with over 20 years of experience in film, television, and international audiovisual communications. Specializing in directing, advanced post-production, color grading, VFX, and 3D, his career spans films, series, music videos, documentaries, commercials, and major events. He has participated in international productions presented at major film festivals.