Stories for Sandro

  • Three men standing in a dimly lit space
  • Two men look at a film monitor

Showings

TIFF Lightbox 2 Wed, Apr 29 7:45 PM
Buy
 
TIFF Lightbox 2 Thu, Apr 30 1:45 PM
Buy
 
Film Info
Copyright:2025
Country Listing:Italy
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Runtime:81
Festival Info
Festival Year:2026
Language:Italian
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program:International Spectrum Competition
Film Subjects:Families & Family Stories
Health & Mental Health
Personal Histories
Aging & the Elderly
Cast/Crew Info
Film Website:storiepersandro.com
Director(s):Giacomo Boeri
Producer(s):Giacomo Boeri
Domenico Procacci
Executive Producer(s):Carlo Alpeggiani
Cinematography:Emanuele Zarlenga
Composer:Leo Einaudi

Description

When Sandro is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, doctors tell him he will eventually forget entire periods of his life. Before this happens, his son, the filmmaker Giacomo Boeri, asks his father to write about the most evocative memories of his life for Giacomo to stage and film. The results are beautifully executed, colourful and whimsical cinematic episodes, narrated by Sandro. Written with quiet humour, sharp wit and poetic observations, Sandro’s stories surprise his son and family and become a way to get to know a man who has not always been an open book. Interweaving family interviews, archival materials and Sandro’s memories, Giacomo spins a heartfelt and touching father-son story, illuminating the fragile threads of love, loss and remembrance that bind a family together. Aisha Jamal

 

Additional Information



Community Partner: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto


International Spectrum Competition supported by


Donner Canadian Foundation logo






Hot Docs Members, Doc Soup Subscribers and Festival ticket package holders can book their films now!

Single tickets on sale to the public starting March 31.


Tickets: $22 regular | $20 member + HST