In Cinque Terre on Italy’s northern Riviera, fewer than three thousand locals contend with over four million tourists each summer. Across one chaotic season, six very different lives play out in parallel, revealing a sharply funny and surprisingly tender story of paradise under pressure in the age of social-media driven tourism.
“gentle, thought-provoking look at the impact of mass tourism” —Screen
“sympathetic editing from John Murphy highlighting the absurdity of the work”—Screen
World premiere: Tribeca film festival 2026
Awards: doc cinematography Tribeca film festival 2026
additional awards
Awards: doc cinematography galway film fleadh 2026
selected festivals
Adelaide Film Festival
IDFA
Denver Film Festival
Reykjavik International Film Festival
Galway Film Fleadh
Hamburg FilmFest
Melbourne International Film Festival
DC Doc
Windsor International Film Festival
Zagreb Dox
Selected crew
Director – Gar O’Rourke
Film Editor – John Murphy
Producer – Andrew Freedman, Ken Wardrop, Jessie Hayden
Director of Photography – Lukas Gut
Music – Denis Kilty
A Venom production for BBC Storyville
