VOI COME NOI - YOU LIKE US
"Beauty is important and rules everything" — that’s what my mother always said, and the world around her never disagreed.
I am the daughter of a German model and an actress who came to Italy in the 1980s, drawn by the promise of La Dolce Vita. Today, as a filmmaker and mother, I question that myth and confront it with the present by following Sofia, an eighteen-year-old representative of Generation Z who dreams of success in show business.
Through a weave of archival footage, observation, and self-reflection, the film traverses bodies, gazes, and desires, revealing the invisible transmission of role models between mothers and daughters. It is both a personal and collective exploration of how society shapes the image of women — and what remains beneath the surface.
Directress
Lilian Sassanelli
Producer (Italy)
Co-Production (Switzerland)
Co-Production (Germany)
Denis Pavlovic
Julia Meyer-Pavlovic
Director of Photography
Nicola Maccanetti
Fundings / Broadcasters
IDM Film Fund (Development)
Amt für Film und Medien Bozen (Development)
Festivals / Workshops / Pitchings
Dok.Art München - Script Development 2023/2024
Dok.Fest München - Dok.Forum Student Pitch 2023