38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Raphael's way

La Strada di Raffael

Alessandro Falco

Image Raphael's way
ItalySpain
2014 Fiction 25 min
Raffael, 13 years old boy, lives in the suburbs of Naples. He sells cigarettes in a street corner with his friend Adama. They are rehearsing to play music in the village's festival. Meanwhile, police and demonstrators have been struggling for days after the Mayor's decision to evict a compound of apartments. Raffael is waiting with anxiety for his mother to return home.
With : Raffael Essobti, Adama, Doumbia Anna Capasso
Screenplay : Alessandro Falco
Image : Juan Meseguer
Editing : Alessandro Falco
Sound : Carmine Esposito
Production : Unisono Produzioni / Via Rosano 1
Alessandro studied Cinema in CECC, in Barcelone where he has had the possibility to learn from famous Spanish filmmakers such as Xavi Puebla, Isaki Lacuesta, Manel Almiñana. After realizing various school projects in Spain, he decided to shoot a short film : La Strada di Raffael.