Eighty years of life and activity of the Experimental Center of Cinematography (Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia) through the eyes of those who attended the school over the years. From Fascism to the Second World War, from the Economic Miracle to the Protests of 1968, from the 80s till today, the documentary passes though the imaginary of a whole country, Italy, thanks to the exclusive use of archive materials from Cineteca Nazionale and Istituto Luce.