IL MIO NEMICO IMMAGINARIO

Nine-year-old Emma is a curious and imaginative girl who loves unicorns, spaceships, and Christmas trees. She lives in an unconventional family: her mother Sara, passionate about molecular gastronomy; her brilliant grandmother Loredana; and her father Leo, a strict science teacher increasingly worried about the imaginary world his daughter takes refuge in. As her parents edge toward separation and struggle to understand her, Emma finds comfort in Mojito, her imaginary friend who helps her cope with an emotionally unstable reality. Meanwhile, Bob—Leo’s childhood imaginary friend—reappears in his life to reconnect before disappearing forever.

“The idea for this film came from a deep reflection during a moment of boredom. That wonderful feeling when your eyes fix on a small crack in the ceiling, your mind slips inside it and begins to wander, free from every earthly burden, free to imagine the impossible. After all, as my grandmother used to say, something only becomes impossible the moment you start to see it as such. That damned witch – because she really was one – taught me to live free to believe in everything, and I’ve never stopped doing so.”