Damanhur is a community of spiritual researchers, who secretly built an underground temple in Northern Italy, recognized as the largest underground religious building in the world. The people of Damanhur consider themselves an independent nation, apart from Italy, although it is not recognized as such. Through the eyes of a young Swedish girl who came there to make a documentary and then decided to stay, "The Choice of Staying" tells the story of lights and shadows within the spiritual community, between the accusation of being a cult and the creation of an alternative possible society.

Winner of Best European Cinematographer at JIFFA - Jharkhand International Film Festival and Awards, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, October 2020

Country: Italy
Year: 2020
Duration: 48′
Language: English, Italian, Swedish, Damanhurian 
Subtitles: English, Italian, Hungarian, Croatian, Russian
Production: Damanhur, Helix Pictures 
Written, Directed and Edited: Mattia Mura Vannuzzi 
Original Soundtrack: Alberto Martino 
Sound Design & Mixing: Giovanni Bottan 
Graphic Design: Roberta Donatini 
Motion Graphic: Alessandro Iacobino 
Camera Assistant: Kendra Sanders 
Additional Sound Designer: Antti L.S. Ikonen