Little Swallow / Rondinella
by Nikita Merlini
(Fiction, Switzerland, 2021, 24', C, En ST)
with Elena Stoll, Patrizia Barbuiani and Yan Balistoy

Staying with her mother after the fire, Sofia dreams of freedom. But the smell of smoke doesn’t leave…
“There are events in life, such as a death, a departure, a marriage, or a new job, which mark the beginning of a phase and which can bring two people closer or further apart. Rondinella is the story of a separation between a mother and a daughter, but also the sweet and clumsy attempt to rebuild a relationship with the love that binds them. It is the passage from one age to another, from one role to another: while becoming an adult is a process that can be disorienting, seeing one’s children grow up is equally difficult for parents.” Nikita Merlini