Spoilers:
Theme: Felt like expanding of worldview.
Story: This story felt like a story fixated on whatever wasn't present, if that makes sense. Whenever Mirko was w/o Boris, Mirko thought about Boris or Marcello. When with Marcello, he thinks about Boris and home. While in the story it called it 'nostalgia', I'd say it's something similar, a sort of pining for what one doesn't have, which was an interesting conceit that could have done with more attention.
We had a lot of exposition about what was being felt throughout--I think we could have managed with a little more subtlety at times. Ranges to the levels. Think about Marcello, but don't go in depth about the thoughts. Let us fill in the gaps.
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Story asides: Groaned at the echo and smoke room references. Did like the football name chant though.
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Presentation: Frankly, in spite of the music gaps, when we did have music it felt very appropriate. And I loved the micro-expressions. That really sold it for me. You had to keep looking for the tiniest of changes. Like I was really excited to see the faces change so much with each word (although the thought of doing this on a longer piece sounds like major pain).
Creativity: A curious tale of immigration and love and loss. I found it strange to ersatz the names, but perhaps that's a reflection that this is a world very similar but different to ours, even if it was hit with a pandemic.
Overall thoughts: This did feel like it could be a tweaking of a personal tale, which is a testament to the potential it had in how "real" it was. With some more polish in the prose, I think this could shine.