23rd edition November 20th to 28th, 2026
23rd edition
20 to 28 November, 2026
Gianluca Matarrese is an Italian filmmaker based in Paris. Over the past five years, he has directed nine films that have been presented at international festivals. His work explores a variety of themes, including body manipulation, gender affirmation, economic decline, traces of unresolved trauma, theater, and the boundaries between reality and fiction. He has received awards such as Best Italian Documentary at the Torino Film Festival and the Queer Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. His notable works include Everything Must Go, The Last Chapter, Fashion Babylon, A Steady Job, Les Beaux Parleurs, Pinned into a Dress, The Zola Experience, and GEN_ (A Good Doctor). His most recent film, I Want Her Dead, had its premiere in Giornate degli Autori at Venice.
A darkly comic and emotionally charged portrait of a Southern Italian family on the verge of implosion. Luisa, a fierce and unruly woman at war with her sister-in-law Imma, fuels a bitter feud that consumes the entire household. As tensions spiral, three eccentric aunts stage a surreal family “trial” in a last-ditch effort to restore peace. Blending reality and fiction, farce and tragedy, I Want Her Dead explores the fine line between everyday resentment and irreversible catastrophe.
Director Gianluca Matarrese
Producer Donatella Palermo, Alex Iordachescu
Screenwriter Gianluca Matarrese, Nico Morabito
Cinematographer Kevin Brunet
Editor Jacopo Quadri
Sound Alberto Bellini
Music Cantautoma
Production Companies Faber Produzioni, Stemal Entertainment
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