Made in collaboration with 55DSL and Vice, 'Italy, Texas: Wild Souls in the Hot, Blind Earth' is a film directed by Aoife McArdle, evoking our relationship with the wild souls we share our lives with. Animals, humans, the spirit of life itself; these souls are headstrong, they are untameable, they are a part of us. The story traces 24 electric hours in Italy, a different Italy. An Italy found in the heart of Texas, USA, named by the son of a man dreaming of spending his last days in his motherland. Narrated by one of the town's inhabitants, the film focuses on the deep bond Italy's close-knit community shares with its animals both tame and wild.