The Locarno Film Festival will hold its 79th edition from Aug. 5-15, presenting a diverse slate of world premieres and festival selections alongside more experimental and offbeat works that push conventional storytelling boundaries.
Among the festival’s programming are several notably unconventional titles. “Wandering Trees,” directed by Salvatore Mereu, presents a dreamlike narrative set in Sardinia following a father’s disappearance and his son’s subsequent journey through a wounded landscape. The film employs magical imagery to explore childhood innocence as a form of resistance against adult violence. In the international competition section, “Objet A” from Berlin-based filmmaker Ann Oren examines fragile relationships through the lens of body-centered cinema, centering on two hand surgeons whose bond involves compulsive stealing and desire, complicated by the arrival of a third character. The film stars Aenne Schwarz, Louis Hofmann, and Simone Bucio, with cinematography by Juan Sarmiento G.
“Bloody Tennis,” directed by Nikias Chryssos, reimagines competitive sports through a lens of extreme brutality, following a protagonist who joins a prestigious tennis academy where survival depends on ruthless ambition. The film features Sandra Guldberg Kampp, Helena Zengel, and Elina Löwensohn, with an original score by Jim Williams.
In the out-of-competition section, “Bakma” represents Tunisia’s horror-thriller genre, written and directed by Abdelhamid Bouchnak. The film explores ritualistic murder within a framework addressing political corruption in Tunis, according to festival artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro. Additionally, “Donkey Princess,” co-directed by Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña, employs shifting genres and parallel worlds as a protagonist searches for her love while confronting her father’s manipulation of her destiny.
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