NOIA

Short Fiction

NOIA

Directed by Francesco Branca

Directed By

Francesco Branca

Produced By

Francesco Branca

Matteo Severini

With

IED production

Format

Short Fiction

Synopsis

Early April 2020. A virus has brought the world to a standstill, leaving thousands dead. In Italy, a total lockdown is in place: leaving home is forbidden, except for essential needs.

In the middle of the night, three friends break the rules and venture out into a city emptied of life, suspended in an eerie stillness. Deserted streets, unnatural silence, and cold lights become the reflection of something deeper—lives frozen in place, trapped in a time that no longer seems to move.

Their journey unfolds as an existential drift, a quiet confrontation with emptiness—both around them and within.

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