Zoe

  • Feature Film Competition

Year: 2025

Length: 101 mins

Country: Italy / France / United Kingdom / Spain

Language: English, French, Italian, Spanish

Directed by: Emanuela Galliussi, Dean Matthew Ronalds

Produced by: Emanuela Galliussi, Dean Matthew Ronalds

Starring: Emanuela Galliussi, Michel Rodriguez, Jaspal Binning, Chanel Victor

Content Warnings: Nudity‎, Explicit Sexual Situations‎

SEE THE FILM

Friday Feb 20, 9:00 PM-11:50 PM – Friday Night Program 4 – Films + QA

Zoe, an Italian woman, has all the things that should make a person happy, but she’s not. On Mardi Gras, a boy dressed as a wizard grants her a wish for three chances to live the life for which she’s always yearned. Zoe discovers herself living in Ibiza, London and Paris, experiencing three new lives of “what if”. On this magical journey, she’ll reconnect with her inner child, finding a balance between body, mind and spirit. On returning home from her adventure, Zoe meets the little wizard only to discover his magic was much more than she could have ever imagined.

About the Directors

Emanuela Galliussi graduated from the Accademia D’Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico in Rome. She acted in Film, TV and Theatre with directors like Gabriele Muccino, Cristina Comencini, and James McTeigue. Dean Ronalds directed THE NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED with Darrel Hammond, Judd Nelson, ASHLEY with Jennifer Taylor and Michael Madsen, FOURPLAY with Tammy Blanchard, Dominic Fumusa, Bryan Greenberg and #SCREAMERS- Torino International Film FestivaL. He wrote for Tyler Perry’s sitcom MEET THE BROWNS.

Reviews & Interviews

ZOE: The Beautiful Chaos of BecomingWinter Film Festival, by Nilufer Ozmekik

Photos

WFF Interviews

Awards

2025 Miami film Festival – Knight Marimbas Award (nominee)
2025 Centre Film Festival – Jury Award