Enjoy The Local Premiere of Five Recent Italian Films and a Program of Short Films at The 2024 Italian Film Festival USA of Phoenix. All Films Shown at The Media and Immersive Experience (Mix) Center, 50 North Centennial Way, Mesa. Sponsored by National Italian American Foundation and Arizona State University’s School of International Letters and Cultures. Cultural Partner: The Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles

Schedule:

April 20, 2024

1:00pm - Salvatore, Shoemaker of Dreams - Salvatore, IL Calzolaio Dei Sogni

(Director, Luca Guadagnino, Documentary, 2020, 120 Min.)

Salvatore Ferragamo, Born in Calabria, Immigrated to Los Angeles Where He Created Footwear for Silent Movie Films and Celebrities. He Returned to Italy and Built a Fashion Empire Headquartered in Florence. Film in Honor of The “made in Italy” Day.

3:15pm - Zamora

(Director, Neri Marcorè, Comedy, 2023, 100 Min.)

Walter, an Accountant, Must Take Part in Weekly Employee Soccer Games and Becomes The Hapless Goalie. Feeling Betrayed and Embarassed in Front of a Love Interest, Walter Devises a Plan to Take Revenge!

5:15pm - Thank You Guys - Grazie Ragazzi

(Director, Riccardo Milani, Comedy, 2022, 117 Min.)

Antonio Takes a Job as a Drama Teacher in a Penitentiary and Discovers Talent in an Unlikely Company of Prisoners. He Convinces The Warden to Stage Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot at an Actual Theatre. Will a Triumphal Tour Begin?

April 21, 2024

1:00pm - Short Film Program - Programma Di Cortometraggi

(Comedy, Drama, 2023, 110 Min.)

Eight Recent Films-recomaterna, IL Mare Che Muove Le Cose, Tracce Perdute, Sky(Pe), Menomale, Ignoti, La Neve Coprirà Tutte Le Cose and Lisianthus-are in Competition for Your Vote for Best Short Film.

3:15pm - Winter Lemons - I Limoni D’inverno

(Director, Caterina Carone, Drama, 2023, 110 Min.)

Pietro and Eleonora Are Strangers Who Only Meet Because Their Two Terraces Are Close to Each OTher. The Relationship That Grows Between Them Helps to SooThe Each One's Secret Pain. In This Limbo They Inhabit, The Two Take a Chance at Finding Happiness TogeTher.

5:15pm - The De Filippo Siblings - I Fratelli De Filippo

(Director, Sergio Rubini, Drama, 2021, 142 Min.)

Eduardo De Filippo, One of Italy’s Greatest Playwrights, and His Siblings Titina and Peppino Grew Up in The Early 1900s in Naples. Their Difficult Family Life Gave Them a New Perspective on Theatre.

Admission: Free

Date: April 20-21, 2024

Location: Media and Immersive Experience Center

50 N Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ 85201

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