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Waking Hours<\/em> is the debut feature documentary by Federico Cammarata and Filippo Foscarini, which will celebrate its world premiere on Thursday, Sept. 4, in the competition section of the Venice Critics\u2019 Week<\/a> (Settimana Internazionale della Critica), an independent event taking place during the Venice Film Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n The movie from Rome-based production company Volos Films Italia, in co-production with Roberto Minervini\u2019s Cosma Film and in collaboration with RAI Cinema<\/a>, takes us on a nocturnal journey with a clan of Afghan people smugglers at the edge of the European Union, enabling illegal border crossings between Serbia and EU member Hungary.<\/p>\n More from The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n They are \u201cawaiting those to be carried across the border, wandering through the labyrinth of a sleepless, perpetual night,\u201d notes a synopsis. \u201cAt the edge of the forest, shadowy human figures gather around the fire, while the distant echo of gunshots reverberates through the night. Not far away, a wall of sharp metal marks the beginning of Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n The filmmakers provide some insight into the genesis of the doc. \u201cWaking Hours<\/em> emerges from the depths of the forest, not as a backdrop but as a living body \u2014 a place of disorientation, transformation, and fragile refuge,\u201d explain Cammarata and Foscarini. \u201cAlong the Balkan route, cinema v\u00e9rit\u00e9 and theater merge in a poetic counter-investigation that reveals without fully showing, creating space for listening. The forest is our boat; cinema, our passage.\u201d<\/p>\n Says Stefano Centini of Volos Films Italia: \u201cWe first met the project at Bellaria Film Festival, where the directors pitched it during [an] (In)Emergenza [section session]. It became clear that Waking Hours<\/em> offers not only a unique look into a world we rarely see from an insider perspective, but also a daring work from two upcoming directors who chose to confront this topic with the necessary formal research and visual approach.\u201d<\/p>\n He concludes: \u201cThey are digging out a personal perspective which encompasses the mere \u2018function\u2019 of the characters and highlights something more universal about the human condition. We are excited to present this bold film.\u201d<\/p>\n THR<\/em> can debut the very first teaser for Waking Hours<\/em> before its world debut in the Venice Critics\u2019 Week program that runs through Sept. 6, as part of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival<\/a>. \u201cHow did it feel to cross the border?\u201d is a question teased in the clip that features darkness and fire.<\/p>\n \u201cI know it\u2019s often said, but this film truly is unique \u2014 not only in the content it is showing, but in how it is shown,\u201d says Tommaso Priante of Luminalia. \u201cWaking Hours<\/em> offers a perspective on migration that hasn\u2019t been seen before. Having worked for a year in a refugee center in Italy, I drew on that experience in creating Luminalia. Bringing films like Waking Hours<\/em> to audiences means confronting stereotypes and encouraging us to reflect on, and even question, the notions of \u2018us\u2019 and \u2018them\u2019.\u2019<\/p>\n Watch the first teaser for Waking Hours<\/em> below.<\/p>\n Best of The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for THR’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Waking Hours is the debut feature documentary by Federico Cammarata and Filippo Foscarini, which will celebrate its world premiere on Thursday, Sept. 4, in the competition section of the Venice Critics\u2019 Week (Settimana Internazionale della Critica), an independent event taking place during the Venice Film Festival. 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