Sguardi is an emotional journey inside CasaOz, a place where daily life becomes care and fragility transforms into possibility. It's a path that explores themes such as the architecture of care facilities, the role of food in everyday life, the autonomy of vulnerable people, the therapeutic power of nature and art, the relationship between sport and mental health, and the value of words and community. These themes are not approached technically or analytically, but rather as keys to rethinking a healthier, more inclusive, and harmonious society. Guiding us through this narrative is Luciana Littizzetto, an ironic and profound presence, who accompanies us through the spaces of CasaOz with her unique gaze, capable of embracing and lightly conveying even what touches deeply. Alongside her, diverse yet deeply connected voices offer visions and memories that transform into universal values: Alessandro Baricco, Lorenzo Jovanotti, Federica Brignone and Bianca Balti, Michele De Lucchi, Stefano Mancuso. With a narrative style characterized by simplicity, beauty, and emotion, the documentary interweaves words, silences, gestures, and gazes into a single breath to give form to a film that not only tells the story of Casa Oz but speaks to anyone seeking guidance in difficult times, offering a space where what seemed impossible can become reality.
Together with CasaOz, we believe that one of the pillars in responding to illness (and its often devastating effects on the patient's family) is daily life. Understood as the enhancement of relationships, care as attention to all fundamental aspects of a person's life (from education to sports), and the normalcy of the living environment as a key to not getting lost in the sole identity of "patient". In short, all of this makes us understand that it is always good, in situations of crisis or at least complex ones, to stop, assess where we are going, and listen to those who can help us. The masters, the mentors, the wise ones, call them what we will: sometimes they don't even know they are, but they have crossed dark woods and learned luminous lessons. This is why I feel a strong need to connect, precisely, the philosophy that has made CasaOz unique with the life experience of certain people who are always worth listening to.