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| Eight recent short films will be presented in one short film program lasting approximately 105 minutes. Each short is preceded by a director video. The audience will vote on their favorite short favorite short. | ||
| PLOT: | March 2020. In the midst of the lockdown, a tour of a Rome free of its usual chaos along with the lines of a Gioacchino Belli’s poem. |  |
| DIRECTORS: | Matteo de Laurentiis & Katia Franco | |
| YEAR: | 2020 | |
| LENGTH: | 7’47” | |
| GENRE: | Documentary | |
| SOURCE: | Courtesy of Premiere Film Distribution | |
| PLOT: | Giuseppe is a young man missing his left hand. When he meets Viola, he hides his condition and pretendes to be a pianist. Viola, on the other hand, says she is a dancer. |  |
| DIRECTOR: | Domenico Modaferri | |
| YEAR: | 2019 | |
| LENGTH: | 13’19” | |
| GENRE: | Comedy | |
| SOURCE: | Courtesy of Zen Movie | |
| PLOT: | Christian is trying hard to bring his younger brother Giulio to school. It sounds easy, but it isn’t for them. Also, Christian works as a builder and his job starts at the same time his brother is supposed to get to school. |  |
| DIRECTOR: | Valentina Casadei | |
| YEAR: | 2020 | |
| LENGTH: | 15’ | |
| GENRE: | Drama | |
| SOURCE: | Courtesy of Tiny Distribution | |
| PLOT: | Alice works in a gas station and doesn’t play music anymore. She has buried inside her passion for music, but one day, she meets her former music teacher and starts wondering if she has waited too long. |  |
| DIRECTOR: | Olga Torrico | |
| YEAR: | 2020 | |
| LENGTH: | 10’ | |
| GENRE: | Drama | |
| SOURCE: | Courtesy of Elenfant Distribution | |
| PLOT: | In a small village in Southern Italy inhabited mostly by old residents, a mayor has an idea to fight the depopulation trend: making a video to promote the town as a tourist destination. |  |
| DIRECTOR: | Alessandro Porzio | |
| YEAR: | 2020 | |
| LENGTH: | 15’ | |
| GENRE: | Comedy | |
| SOURCE: | Courtesy of Zen Movie . | |
| PLOT: | A collection of stories told by Donato Mucciante, born in 1931 in Castel del Monte, Abruzzo. He was a shepherd from the age of ten until the late 70's and still lives in his native village. |  |
| DIRECTOR: | Julian Civiero | |
| YEAR: | 2021 | |
| LENGTH: | 7’20” | |
| GENRE: | Documentary | |
| SOURCE: | Courtesy of the Film Director | |
| PLOT: | Mariano Astuzzi was a magician, a true magician. His life was tormented by the inability to control his magic. Mariano disappeared a few years ago. This documentary traces his life. |  |
| DIRECTOR: | Francesco d’Antonio | |
| YEAR: | 2020 | |
| LENGTH: | 13’40” | |
| GENRE: | Comedy | |
| SOURCE: | Courtesy of Elenfant Distribution | |
| PLOT: | Megalie is the 14-year-old daughter of Senegalese parents. She was born and raised in Italy. Her class prepares for a school trip to Paris, but for Megalie, that trip appears as an unattainable dream. |  |
| DIRECTOR: | Salvatore Allocca | |
| YEAR: | 2018 | |
| LENGTH: | 14’35” | |
| GENRE: | Drama/Comedy | |
| SOURCE: | Courtesy of Zen Movie | |
| TIMES: | November 12, 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time til 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on November 13 | |
| The Short Program was curated by the Italian Film Festival USA. | ||
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