Event

New Italian Cinema, 2022 Edition

December 9 - 11, 2022

A free admission film festival in-person made possible thanks to the support of:

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N.I.C.E. - New Italian Cinema Events and Penn Cinema & Media Studies, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia and PI-Philly, present the 2022 edition of NEW ITALIAN CINEMA EVENTS. The festival has been curated by Nicola M Gentili with N.I.C.E. directors Viviana Del Bianco and Mila Tenaglia, and aims at showing new and original Italian feature films in Philadelphia.

New Italian Cinema is a truly unique event, a collective one, a three-day festival with the intent to show and appreciate newest feature films that show contemporary Italian stories. For the 2022 edition, the festival chose to have a selection of films by female directors, wishing for a real and significant increase in visibility and relevance for women in the film industry.

From its origins, New Italian Cinema maintained its identity by exploring new authors. There are sometimes dramatic films that tell stories of social distress, related to problems inherent in the world of crime and corruption, or to more personal spheres such as adolescent and female growth. But also, comedies that are played on the edge of an irony that highlights the social difficulties of today’s world, the phenomenon of immigration, sexual diversity, and the various ways and styles of life.

Note: All film screenings (in Italian w/ English subtitles) will be held in the Rainey Auditorium at the Penn Museum. Please enter the Museum through the EAST ENTRANCE. If you are walking towards the museum from campus, this means walking down South Street until the furthest end of the museum, and taking a right once you approach the garages on Convention Avenue.
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Friday 9 December

Recorded introduction by Director Claudia Gerini featured at the screening!

3:00pm | TAPIRULÀN/TREADMILL
Claudia Gerini, 2022, 105 min
Every day Emma does online counseling running on her treadmill. She unlocks the lives of others while hers remains blocked.
 

Recorded introduction by Director Haider Rashid featured at the screening!

6:00pm | EUROPA/EUROPA
Haider Rashid, 2021, 90 min
Bulgarian-Turkish border: Kamal is a young Iraqi who is trying to enter Europe by feet... Hoping this will happen at some point.
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Saturday 10 December

Recorded introduction by Director Mario Sesti featured at the screening!

3:00pm | ALTRI PADRI/OTHER FATHERS
Mario Sesti, 2021, 106 min
Giulio lives in his car. When he is stopped by the police, he is arrested.
 

Recorded introduction by Director Laura Samani featured at the screening!

6:00pm | PICCOLO CORPO/SMALL BODY
Laura Samani, 2022, 89 min
Italy, 1900. Young Agata’s baby is stillborn and so condemned to Limbo.
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Sunday 11 December

Zoom Q&A with Director Michela Cescon featured after the screening!

3:00pm | OCCHI BLU/BLUE EYES
Michela Cescon, 2021, 86 min
The police hunting a thief who manages to fade after every robbery.
 

Recorded introduction by Director Alessandro Capitani featured at the screening!

6:00pm | I NOSTRI FANTASMI/OUR GHOSTS
Alessandro Capitani, 2021, 105 min
A father decides to hide with his son in the attic and live like ghosts.
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Note: All film screenings (in Italian w/ English subtitles) will be held in the Rainey Auditorium at the Penn Museum. Please enter the Museum through the EAST ENTRANCE. If you are walking towards the museum from campus, this means walking down South Street until the furthest end of the museum, and taking a right once you approach the garages on Convention Avenue.