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Overview

Olívia is this short film explores the paradox of fear disguised as protection and the invisible weight of the choices we decide not to make a reserved pianist who mistakes caution for maturity, cradling herself in the false illusion that there will always be time to fulfill her dreams. Driven by the melancholy tone of Chopin's Nocturne,Within the intimacy of heavy silences and restrained gestures, the abyss that separates them is revealed: while he accepts risk as the only way to exist, Olívia retreats into immobility. A chance encounter in a café brings her back to a past love, who is about to leave for Austria for a decisive audition.