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PIONIERI HOLLYWOOD PRIMA DI HOLLYWOOD Pionieri racconta l’epopea romantica alle origini del cinema Italiano, intrecciando le vicende della sua nascita in un viaggio attraverso l’Italia con le vite straordinarie di Elvira Notari, Luca Comerio, Elvira Giallanella, Giovanni Pastrone, Francesca Bertini e Vincenzo Leone, personaggi di estrazione diversa che agiscono in parallelo, trasformando l’Italia nella Hollywood […]

PESCE FUOR D’ACQUA (A Fish Out of Water) In 2004 Santa Marinella, thirteen-year-old Donatella, with Tourette’s, clings to one belief: her dad, who died in a car crash, has become a fish destined to return from the sea. As a new support teacher arrives and she enjoys carefree afternoons with friends, Donatella feels content. But

LA MACCHINA DI PAPA’ (Dad’s Car) ANIMAZIONE / SHORT After years of distance, a boy confronts his relationship with his now elderly father through a dream that portrays them as protagonists, aboard the car that has always guarded their bond. Genre: Animation, Short Director: Francesco Filippini Production: Black Light Film Production, Upside Production Year: 2024/2025

Des Châteaux Qui Brûlent FEATURE In France, a year after the pandemic, the employees of a chicken slaughterhouse in the midst of liquidation impulsively decide to detain the Secretary of State for Industry who initially visited the factory to negotiate with them. For four chaotic days, the fates of Pascal Montville and his jailers will

LA DANZA DI SABA – DONNA, VITA, LIBERTA’ DOCUMENTARY The story of Saba, an Iranian Dancer studying and working in Milan, is the story of a passion for dancing (prohibited in public in Iran since the revolution), and for women’s rights. After Mahsa Amini’s death on Sept. 16, 2022, Saba moved permanently to Milan and

CELLO FEATURE Set in present-day Beirut, Cello intertwines three Lebanese women’s struggles against social norms and one man. Three women from 3 different backgrounds: Leyla, 19 year-old college girl, veiled at home but with a dream to sing. Salma, 29 year-old, in an abusive marriage, coordinator of an eminent festival. Nay, 39 year-old single mom