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A Long Distance Art Practice Is Here to Heal a World Where Families Are Split Apart By the Pandemic —‘Sister Octopi’, Natalya Konforti & Justine Formentelli

Two cousins separated by time zones and oceans create together to overcome shared trauma, lack of concrete roots and keep the family close-knit despite the distance

November 19th, 2020|Country: France, Italy, UAE, United Kingdom, USA|

A Displaced Child Prodigy’s Imagination Offers Ideas For Our Collective Future—‘Anbessa’, dir. Mo Scarpelli, 2019

Urban development in Addis-Ababa and humanity’s race for progress are explored through the eyes of a curious, talented ten-year-old boy living in a hut in the shadow of shiny new condominiums

November 15th, 2020|Country: Ethiopia, Italy, USA|

One of the Greatest Queer Love Stories of the 21st Century Hiding In the Gritty Alleys of Genoa— ’The Mouth of the Wolf,’ dir. Pietro Marcello, 2009

Pietro Marcello’s documentary about a career criminal and a transsexual sex-worker who fell in love in prison is the director’s lesser-known film, but it deserves all the accolades

September 13th, 2020|Country: France, Italy|

A Senegalese Village, Swiss Drama and a Masterful Critique of Globalization From Senegal’s Finest Filmmaker—’Hyenas’, dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1992

An anti-neocolonialist gem from legendary Mambéty: human nature and capitalist indoctrination are under scrutiny when a billionaire agrees to give money to her struggling hometown—on her terms

July 21st, 2020|Country: France, Italy, Netherlands, Senegal, Switzerland, United Kingdom|

A Dog’s Heart—‘Marona’s Fantastic Tale’, dir. Anca Damian, 2019

Abstract art meets unconditional love in an animated film about a dog's history living with humans: a dazzling all-age feature from Romanian auteur and an international team of visual artists

February 4th, 2020|Country: Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Romania, Spain|

Avant-Garde Music, Abstract Art, and Good Friends: ‘Do.So’ by Rolando Renè and ‘Trónco’ by Trónco from Torto Editions, 2019

An Italian music label makes a premiere with two records of experimental music. One is a dramatic showcase of string musicians playing dangerously, another—an immersive easy listening experience

December 9th, 2019|Country: Canada, Italy|

A Dinner for Foodies and Cinephiles Alike: List of 5 Films About Food and Community That Pair Well With Meals

An international gourmet meal in five courses of cinema: diversity beer, weed soup, and protest tea, with plushies and spirits as guests—a tasting menu to nourish all senses

November 14th, 2019|Country: Aruba, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, USA|

Film: Supper for the Dead Souls, dir. Ignazio Figus, 2017

On November 1, Sardinians cook a traditional meal for the spirits of their deceased: a rare opportunity to participate in the preparation made by the region's leading ethnographic filmmaker

November 11th, 2019|Country: Italy|

Film: Traffic, dir. Jacques Tati, 1971

Mr. Hulot navigates the brave new world of transportation: the Tati classic finds new meaning 50 years later, as we anxiously await self-driving cars and battle the public systems for efficiency

August 26th, 2019|Country: France, Italy, Netherlands|

Film: Christ Stopped at Eboli, dir. Francesco Rosi, 1979

Francesco Rosi's adaptation of Carlo Levi's memoirs is newly restored and relevant as ever: a testament to the importance of including the poor in the left's political struggle

August 3rd, 2019|Country: Italy|

Film: Dogman, dir. Matteo Garrone, 2018

A tragicomedy about a meek dog groomer who gets sucked into the dark underbelly of crime from the director of "Gomorrah": a Cannes-winning film for "Breaking Bad" lovers

July 25th, 2019|Country: Italy|

Film: Selfie, dir. Agostino Ferrente, 2019

In the aftermath of a shooting of their friend by the police, film director gives two neapolitan teenagers a camera and complete liberty in making a film about their lives

July 15th, 2019|Country: Italy|

Film: Twin Flower, dir. Laura Luchetti, 2018

A girl struck numb by tragedy and a refugee boy bond together against the vicious world in this stunning film set in Sardinia: a dark, but hopeful story of youth and vulnerability in today's world

July 6th, 2019|Country: Côte d'Ivoire, Italy|

Film: Dafne, dir. Federico Bondi, 2019

A sassy woman with down’s syndrome has to become the parent to her depressed father in the aftermath of her mother’s death: a very quotable and funny oddball drama with a huge heart.

July 1st, 2019|Country: Italy|

Film: The Vice of Hope, dir. Edoardo de Angelis, 2018

A Christmas story about a woman in newborn trafficking trade who discovers she is pregnant, set in the beautiful desolation of Castel Volturno, a crime-riddled village near Naples

June 27th, 2019|Country: Italy|