2024 | UK | 36’
emme | A wolf’s odyssey
Journeying in the footsteps of a wolf through central Europe, the filmmaker explores the spectral nature of this animal in the collective imagination.
Journeying in the footsteps of a wolf through central Europe, I, as the filmmaker, retrace the longest recorded wolf dispersal in Europe—over 1,900 kilometres from Switzerland to Hungary. What begins as an external journey unexpectedly unfolds into a deeply personal exploration. Through this narrative, the film delves into wandering and wilderness as forms of therapy, offering a compelling portrait of the wolf. It examines not only the animal’s real-world migration but also its spectral presence in the collective imagination.
awards
Official selection:
Open City Documentary Festival 2024
Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival 2024
Medimed Documentary Market 2024
London Women Film Festival 2024 (Semi-Finalist)
Hory a mesto/Mountains and City - International Mountain and Adventure Film Festival 2025
With:
Veronica Ciceri, Aureliano Fontana, Peter Dettling, Michele Colturi, Sirio, Albin Blaschka, Denise Reiter, Adrián Novák, Péter Gombkötő, Papp Ferenc, Baráth Zoltán Zsolt, Sándor Rózsa, Gergely Balázs
Camera:
Veronica Ciceri, Aureliano Fontana
Sound Design:
Federico Cerati, Henford
Original Music by:
Neolithic Ceremonial Headdress (Jonathan Bedrava), Federico Cerati (Henford), Sergio Toller
“The Sound of Someone you love who’s going away and it doesn’t matter”, Written by: The Penguin Café Orchestra, Performed by: The Penguin Café Orchestra, Courtesy of: Editions Penguin café Limited
Art Direction And Graphic Design:
Veronica Ciceri
Motion Design:
Tazio Nicoli
Archive Footage:
Peter Dettling, Papp Ferenc, NASA, AJF / Canton Grison
Colorists:
Daniel Pallucca, Leonardo Mareso
Special Thanks To:
Jessica Bishopp, Tania Galis, Lars Johansson, Tabata Majocchi, Carlo Antonicelli, Aureliano Fontana
Thanks To:
Danube-Ipoly National Park, Bükk National Park, Aggtelek National Park, Gesäuse National Park, Austria Center for Bear Wolf Lynx, Guide Alpine di Bormio
