Roan Johnson's 'Piuma' premieres at Venice Film Festival

Roan Johnson's third feature film 'Piuma' debuted at the Venice Film Festival, tackling teenage pregnancy with comedic lightness. The story follows Ferro and Cate, Roman adolescents facing an unexpected pregnancy just months before their high school final exam. Their biggest worry is missing their post-graduation trip. The film includes lyrical scenes where the couple imagines swimming in a pool as vast as the city. The title 'Piuma' (feather) is the name they choose for their daughter, symbolizing lightness against precarious circumstances. Johnson said the idea came from confronting the fear of parenthood, focusing on loss of freedom rather than material concerns. The film received spontaneous applause and laughter during screenings.