A talk on reflection and orientation
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This was the central theme of “Beyond Screens: From The Truman Show to Today’s Algorithms”—a talk organized by Fondazione Oltre in collaboration with La Sapienza University of Rome and the Sapienza Chapel. Held on Friday, September 18, within the university campus, the event marked the final Rome stop of the “Schermi Cinema Multipiazza” tour.
Actor Beppe Fiorello, Father Gabriele Vecchione (Sapienza chaplain and founder of the San Filippo Neri “E poi?” Community) and Vittoria Massi (a second-year medical student at La Sapienza) engaged in a discussion on education, adolescence, and the relationship between younger generations and digital media and technologies. The session was moderated by Gigi De Palo, General Director of Fondazione Oltre. The talk was followed by a screening of The Truman Show movie.
The starting point was Peter Weir’s film, which—nearly thirty years after its release—remains strikingly relevant: Truman lives in a reality constructed by others, where someone else decides what he can see and know. This scenario inevitably resonates today with the role of algorithms, which select the content, images, and information that shape the daily lives of young people.
The discussion focused on a key educational challenge of our time: helping young people recognize what shapes their perspective, develop critical thinking skills, and remain the masters of their own choices, rather than simply passively accepting the reality presented on their screens.
Fondazione Oltre's commitment
It is within this context that the commitment of the Oltre Foundation is situated; the Foundation supported “Schermi Cinema Multipiazza,” sharing its vision of culture and cinema as tools for fostering connection, participation, and community building.
This event is part of the final Rome leg of “Schermi Cinema Multipiazza,” a traveling film series organized by the Divina Mania association; following a tour of over forty stops across Italy, the initiative brought free screenings and discussions to Rome—specifically to Pietralata, La Sapienza, Rebibbia, and Garbatella—from September 17 to 20.
