“Elio”, interview with directors Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi and producer Mary Alice Drumm

"Elio", the new Pixar movie adventure is ready to conquer Italian cinemas from June 18th, 2025. Directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi and Adrian Molina, and produced by Mary Alice Drumm, the film will introduce us to Elio, an 11-year-old whose biggest wish is to get abducted by aliens. Elio features the voices of Yonas Kibreab as Elio and Zoe Saldaña as Aunt Olga. In Italy to present the film to the italian audience, directors Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi along with producer Mary Alice Drumm talk about  the making of "Elio" and focus on the themes the film explores as the coming of age story and the reflection on wars and conflicts and the constant struggles for equality. In the end, as Domee Shi states, “It all starts with Elio and our goal is trying to have you empathize with him, understand him and go on this journey with him”