On Wednesday, 10 December, at Nuovo Cinema Aquila in Rome, the students of AANT’s three-year academic programme in Videomaking, Story, Cinema and Media Design presented Le Chiavi di Casa, the opening documentary of the evening dedicated to the short films competing in the 2025 edition of the Pigneto Film Festival.
The project, developed within the Academy’s educational activities and in collaboration with AIPD (Italian Association for People with Down Syndrome), portrays the paths toward autonomy undertaken by the young residents of “Casa di Lorenzo”, weaving together observation, attentive listening and active participation.
Guided by AANT’s faculty, the students explored every stage of production—from concept development to on-site filming—experimenting with professional languages and methodologies in a real-world context. The screening reaffirms the value of AANT’s educational approach, which combines technical skills, visual research and social engagement, and highlights the role of cinema as a tool for inclusive storytelling capable of giving visibility to experiences often overlooked.