MAKE IT REAL
Directed by GIORGIO BENSAIA
Italy · 2026 · 7 min · Adolescence; Dream; Economy; Educational; Low budget; Mental health; Philosophy; Psychology; Social issues; Youth
Submitted to RTV International Film Festival 2026Synopsis
Guided by a constant dialogue with his conscience, a young illustrator defies uncertainty and failure to defend his calling, urging a friend to pursue what he had abandoned.
About the film
Fresh out of school, a young illustrator decides to heed his inner voice and reject the path into engineering his family had mapped out for him. Standing between him and his dream is one final, decisive opportunity: a frantic, forty-eight-hour race against time to overcome his fear of failure and prove the worth of his art. His dogged struggle sparks a change in his friend Andrea, who - having stifled his musical calling in favor of studying economics - finally finds the courage to upend his plans and bet on himself once more.
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RTV International Film Festival — Inaugural Online Edition · 2026