Around the World

A journey around the globe — by land and sea, without flying

I’m Davide, a filmmaker and the founder of storyREC. For years I have followed stories from the streets of central Italy to the red-dust roads of Kenya, where making a short film changed the direction of my life.

What began as an overland route from Italy to China became a complete circumnavigation of the planet. I travelled through China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, crossed the Pacific to Alaska, continued across Canada, and crossed the Atlantic to Saint-Nazaire — all without taking a plane.

This project is not only about the destination, but about the pace: the road, the waiting and the details we miss when we rush. Along the way, I met people who believe that slowing down is not losing time, but learning to experience it.

THE MOVIE

The sense of waiting

The Sense of Waiting began with a simple question: what happens when we stop rushing? In a world that moves faster each day, this journey follows a different rhythm — crossing countries and oceans by land and sea. It reveals what speed often hides: the silence between places, the people along the way and the beauty of moving at a human pace.

Travelling without flying changes the meaning of distance. Every delay, waiting room and border becomes part of the story — not an interruption, but its substance.

The Sense of Waiting is an invitation to reconsider how we move. At a time when distance is measured in flight times and screens, the film asks whether speed should always define progress.

We only live once. Why rush through it?

Some Numbers

The Road So Far

Countries

Days

Km made

HOW CAN YOU HELP ME?

In a nutshell, there are three ways to be part of this movie

1. SUPPORT THE FILM

Support post-production and distribution. Financial, practical, or professional contributions help us finish the film, bring it to festivals and curated screenings, and share its slow-travel perspective with new audiences.

2. SHARE THE PHILOSOPHY

Embrace conscious travel, cultural exchange, and meaningful experiences. Anyone who shares this vision — whether an individual or a brand — can be part of the story, showing that slowing down is not stepping back, but moving closer to what truly matters.

3. JOIN US

Follow us on our social media and help share the vision of traveling slow. When the movie will be ready, we would like to hear your opinion about it.

WHAT WE’RE CREATING

Films that connect personal journeys with wider questions.

storyREC produces films that connect intimate experiences with wider social questions. Previous projects have reached international audiences and received recognition at more than 20 festivals.

With The Sense of Waiting, we are building on that experience. The film will be submitted to international festivals and presented through curated screenings and conversations about travel, culture and the value of slowing down.

The aim is to reach audiences looking for depth, curiosity and a more meaningful way of moving through the world.