VENICE 2022 Giornate degli Autori
Steve Buscemi • Director of The Listener
"Just the act of listening can be huge, to make a connection with someone and let them feel they can be supported"
by Vittoria Scarpa, Emanuele Basso
VENICE 2022: The US actor-director talked to us about his fifth feature behind the camera, starring Tessa Thompson
US actor-director Steve Buscemi has presented his fifth feature behind the camera The Listener as the closing film of the 19th Giornate degli Autori, out of competition. In it, Tessa Thompson plays a volunteer manning a helpline who, over the course of one night, takes calls from lonely people in need of someone to listen to them, for one reason or another.