Short film in competition

E-I-E-I-O

Directed by Noemi Arfuso
Italy 2026
Runtime 10'

Two synthetic entities play at exterminating human beings, monitoring the progress of their plan through a network of surveillance cameras. Everything seems to be proceeding according to plan, until a sudden uprising puts the mission at risk.

Directed by
Noemi Arfuso

Screenplay
Noemi Arfuso with the collaboration of Rebecca Ricci

Editing
Jan Devetak

Music
Neuf Voix (Elvio Seta)

Sound
Pierpaolo Pantano

VFX Department
Yahor Maksimau

Production
Gregorio Mattiocco (Panoramic Studio), Andrea Gatopoulos (Il Varco), Andrea Gatopoulos (Nouvelle Bug)

Italian Distributor
Gargantua Film Distribution

SIC@SIC 2026 - Noemi Arfuso

Noemi Arfuso (2000) is a film director and visual artist. Her works span documentary and experimental cinema, with a focus on archival practices and visual ecology. In 2023, she received the Zavattini Award and directed the short film Radio Perla del Tirreno. Her films have been screened at Triennale Milano and the Unarchive Film Festival. Her debut feature film is currently in production with Lab80, following its development through the In Progress program by Milano Film Network, with support from SIAE’s Per Chi Crea – Nuove Opere fund and the Calabria Film Commission.