Due Palazzi. Stories from within

Italian Contest – New Talent 

Brief Synopsis:

Due palazzi. Stories from within is the docuseries that tells the stories of “Ristretti Orizzonti” inmates in the Due Palazzi prison in Padova and their reintegration into society through life stories, school meetings and a new approach to justice: restorative justice.

TRAILER

Director: Diego Fossati
Production: Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti
Producer: Marta Pelo
Editing: Paola Tormena, Mauro Savoia
Cinematography: Lorenzo Masci
Duration: 25′
Country: Italy
Year: 2025

Director’s Notes:

In telling the story of Ristretti Orizzonti, we wanted to understand their work to reproduce it in a docuseries. Prison is isolating, separating civil society from inmates. Ristretti Orizzonti is a seed of change that makes prison transparent, building bridges between inside and outside. We transferred this approach by telling Amin’s story: a detained person used to being judged. In our documentary there’s no judgment. The only directorial tool was listening, the same one used by Ristretti Orizzonti.