My Dream

Davide is a 30yo Italian illustrator, who has created a monster to describe his life with autistic syndrome. Thanks to his drawing skills, he manages to overcome his social difficulties, and allow us to experience his imaginary world. The life of Davide, a 30-year-old illustrator from Milan, has changed twice: the first, at the age of 8, when he was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome; the second, when he picked up a pencil for the first time. Drawing has since represented the means to overcome his relational difficulties. It is no coincidence that at 14 he invented a character, a black and hairy monster loved by no one: Patatone became the alter-ego that allowed him, through his drawn adventures, to tell how Davide felt: a monster, indeed. And this is how our society often looks at the "different". "Davide and the monster" is a story about the courage to show oneself for who he really is, and about the rediscovery of the concept of normality.