The tenth edition of LATERALE will take place in Cosenza (Italy), at cinema San Nicola, from August 27th to 29th 2026. This year's edition, under the them of 'think invisible things', brings a selection of seventeen works from all over the world.
The festival promotes a free and stimulating platform for sharing, showcasing what is usually neglected or rejected due to its departure from conventional approaches to making and interpreting cinema.
Programme:
L’INTERO E I SUOI SPICCHI - Thursday August 27th, 20:30h
• Senza Fine, David Power (Italy, 2026, 19′)
• Dream House, Mads Toft Hansen & Alma-Oline Weitling (Norway, 2025, 11′)
• Solstice Exercises, Tania Hernández González (Spain, 2026, 6′)
• Thebaid, Théo Zesiger (France, 2026, 9′)
• The Last Thing He Eats is Himself, Liadain O’Toole (USA, 2025, 8′)
• Prologo, Béla Tarr (Hungary, 2004, 5′)
IL CRANIO E I SUOI OCCHI - Friday August 28th, 20:30h
• Radiance, Shuhei Hatano (Japan, 2023, 18′)
• on March 20th, Zoey Gu (UK, 2026, 11′)
• Ancraophobia, Mahda Purmehdi (USA, 2025, 8′)
• Les Mains Négatives, Marguerite Duras (France, 1979, 13′)
• Traces, Antoni Orlof (Poland, 2025, 13′)
• A Trace, Sabira Parajuli (USA, 2026, 3′)
DESIDERÀLE - Saturday August 29th, 20:30h
• Psalm IV: Valley Of The Shadow, Phil Solomon (USA, 2013, 8′)
• Sinistri, Salvatore Insana (Italy, 2024, 6′)
• Happy Hour, Giacomo Cereghini (Italy, 2025, 17′)
• La Guardería, Alex Spagnolo (Italy-Spain, 2025, 5′)
• The Stars Watch From Long Ago, Stacey Steers (USA, 2025, 24′)