International Features Competition

Faith

Swiss Premiere

Valentina Pedicini / Italy / 2019 / 94 min / Documentary
Italian / Subtitles English, French

A community of “monks” who practice martial arts and live in seclusion with their families. They are Warriors of Light. Without judgment or fascination, Valentina Pedicini captures in sumptuous black and white the daily life of an Italian sect. Fascinating.

Shot over several months in sumptuous black and white, Faith immerses the viewer with no judgment whatsoever in the daily life of a sect in a closed Italian monastery. The Warriors of Light, former martial arts champions, have been preparing to save humanity for more than twenty years with much praying, introspection and extreme training. A proper quarantine ahead of time. Featuring a mesmerizing electro soundtrack by Federico Campana.

Direction

Valentina Pedicini

Screenplay

Valentina Pedicini

Image

Bastian Esser

Editing

Luca Mandrile

Sound

Simone Brizio, Oscar Stiebitz

Music

Federico Campana

Production

Stemal Entertainment (Donatella Palermo)

Co-production

Rai Cinema (Rai Cinema)

International sales

Fandango Sales (Raffaella Di Giulio)

Valentina Pedicini / Italy, 1978

Filmography

2017, Dove Cadono Le Ombre

2016, Era Ieri

2013, Dal Profondo