San Damiano

Synopsis

Fleeing from the ghosts of his past, Damian, a 35-year-old Polish man, decides to move to Rome to rebuild his life. Arriving at the Stazione Termini train station without a penny to his name and the dream of becoming a singer, he abandons himself to Sofia, a strong and charismatic homeless woman he is fascinated with.

COMMENTARY

The documentary is the story of an encounter: between the directors Sassoli and Cifuentes and Damiano, a man who marches to a different drummer, who has violent instincts as well as a fragile soul (he bursts out crying at the most unexpected moments) as he seeks to come to terms with the mental disorders that torment him. The result is an intimate and honest portrait, in which the precarious conditions of those who live on the margins of existence are reflected in an urban landscape that is both fascinating and indifferent.

DIRECTOR＇S STATEMENT

This documentary arose from a chance encounter that opened the doors to us of a parallel world, the world of the homeless. The documentary came out of this awareness: to give a human face to those who have become invisible, in a raw and authentic story that invites us to reflect upon our commonality and the need to see and to listen.