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.
In Emme | A Wolf’s Odyssey, filmmaker Veronica Ciceri embarks on a remarkable journey retracing Europe’s longest known wolf dispersal—over 1,900 kilometres from Switzerland to Hungary. What begins as an outward adventure soon becomes a path of inner discovery. This captivating nonfiction documentary explores the wolf’s mysterious place in our collective imagination, while weaving a meditative reflection on wandering, wilderness, and the healing power of nature.
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)
Winner:
Honorable Mention, Hory a mesto/Mountains and City - International Mountain and Adventure Film Festival 2025
Honorable Mention, Brighton Rocks International 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
