Smarrit*

Emilia Figliomeni

United States of America / 2025 / Fiction / 13’55”I2606506

Smarrit*
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SYNOPSIS

Filo (late 20s) is out for one last night in LA with their best friend Diego (20s) before moving back to Italy. At a hell-themed bar, they encounter a server dressed as Dante Alighieri and follow him down the rabbit hole. After seemingly crossing the river Styx in a taxi-cab, they end up at a party. Dante misgenders Filo in Italian, a binary language, and Filo musters the courage to correct Dante and introduce him to a non-binary ending. A bizarre encounter with circus peanuts ensues, and the crew find themselves on an empty street. Filo confronts Dante about his role in shaping modern Italian, and they break out into a song about fostering a more fluid relationship to language.

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