To the sea (), is a 2022 Italian comedy short film directed by Daniele G. De Stefano and Pasquale Fresegna. It stars Noemi Perfetto as Arianna, Ilaria Cerere as Princess Theodosia and Mario Di Donna as The Orge. The story uses the Theseus and Ariadne myth to describe San Giovanni a Teduccio, the only coastal suburb of Naples where the sea is almost invisible.
Arianna works as rider for Il Filo, delivering packages for the unusual characters that live in the maze of streets of San Giovanni a Teduccio: a forgotten princess, a dreamy pirate and a worker orge.
The film was produced by Art. 33 - Cultural Hub, an association that operates in south-east Naples with the help of the Ministry of Culture. Initially, the film was supposed to be a documentary on the history and contradictions of the Municipality, the core of "San Giovanni tra fuoco e mare" project. However, after two weeks of touring the neighborhood and brainstorming in the artist residence, the idea of a fictional short prevailed. The filming phase was postponed from September 2020 to Spring 2021.
It was filmmed across different Naples and San Giorgio a Cremano landscapes including the Jorit's Diego Maradona graffiti in Taverna del Ferro, the Vigliena fortress, Parco Massimo Troisi and the .
The University of Naples Federico II awarded To the sea as best short film at 27th Premio Penisola Sorrentina. In the same year it was distributed on ON, the video platform of Teatro di San Carlo. Since 2022 it was selected in 19 festival across the globe, winning 14 different awards.