by Jeremy Elkin (doc, USA, 2021, 89'), Italian premiere
In the late '80s and early '90s, the streets of downtown Manhattan were the site of a collision between two vibrant subcultures: skateboarding and hip hop. Narrated by Zoo York co-founder Eli Gesner with an original score by legendary hip hop producer Large Professor, All the Streets Are Silent brings to life the magic of the time period and the convergence that created a style and visual language that would have had an outsized and enduring cultural effect. From the DJ booths and dance floors of the Mars nightclub to the founding of brands like Supreme, this convergence laid the foundation for modern street style.
The Dance
by Pat Collins (doc, Ireland, 2021, 93'), Italian premiere
Michael Keegan-Dolan is one of the most remarkable choreographers working in dance and theatre today. In September 2019 he presented his new show MÁM at the Dublin Theatre Festival. The show was performed by twelve international dancers, seven musicians from the European, contemporary classical collective s t a r g a z e and the Irish traditional concertina player Cormac Begley. MÁM was the result of eight weeks of intensive work and improvisation, a unique confluence between soloist and ensemble, classical and traditional, local and universal.
Gian Paolo Barbieri. L’uomo e la bellezza (Gian Paolo Barbieri. The man and the beauty)
by Emiliano Scatarzi (doc, Italy, 2022, 75'), World premiere
The life of Gian Paolo Barbieri, from his beginnings in Rome, through Cinecittà and Paris to his consecration. With his photographs, Barbieri defined the most important decades of Italian fashion, and created modern fashion photography by bringing the model out of the backdrop and into reality. Many big names in high fashion have paid tribute to him. Always inspired by life, Barbieri brings back the cultural references of art, theater and cinema from which he took sap, light, dimension. Although afflicted by an incurable disease, today Barbieri continues his creative journey, even more inspired. A portrait of a man moved by passion, with endless photo stills of unparalleled artistic value.
Inside Renzo Piano Building Workshop
by Claudia Adragna, Davide Fois (doc, Italy, 2022, 52'), World premiere
“Creativity is a miracle that exists only when you know how to share it. Our studio is a special place, where this miracle happens every day.” Renzo Piano, 14 September 2017 We had access, for several months, to one of the most important architectural firms in the world. What happens inside the Renzo Piano Building Workshop is a succession of meetings, phone calls, project reviews, decisions and second thoughts, always facing unexpected events and difficulties together. More than 100 architects and collaborators work together at every latitude to redesign the face of our cities, museums, hospitals, schools, waterfronts, skyscrapers.
IONOI - Director’s Cut
by Nico Vascellari (doc, Italy, 2022, 88') World premiere
From March 26th to April 14th 2021, in the days when the Italian lockdown imposed by Covid-19 was becoming more rigorous, the Ninos Du Brasil band was on tour, stopping in a different house every day. They performed within domestic contexts, complying with the national directives, before audiences restricted to the people living in those homes: 20 shows, 20 days, 20 different houses in the 20 regions of Italy.
Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind
by Stig Björkman (doc, Sweden, 2022, 94'), European premiere
Joyce Carol Oates, oft described as “America’s foremost woman of letters”, has remained intensely private, until now. It took director Stig Björkman 16 years before she allowed him to make the first portrait film of her. He takes us inside Joyce’s life back to her childhood and university years, and the societal events that affected her deeply, such as the 1960’s riots in Detroit, the tragic Chappaquiddick incident and the life of Marilyn Monroe. JCO is an ardent observer of American political and societal changes. Much of her work features women, the mistreated, the underprivileged. The America of her works is a mélange of ordinary and extraordinary. Her sight is razor sharp. A unique open look at this great woman and her creative process.
Licht (Licht – Stockhausen’s Legacy)
by Oeke Hoogendijk (doc, The Netherlands, 2021, 120'), Italian premiere
Brilliant, megalomaniac, impracticable: all words that have been used to describe Karlheinz Stockhausen’s gargantuan opera cycle, Licht. This magnum opus was never performed – it was too complicated production-wise, almost impossible in terms of logistics and just too expensive. No opera company dared to attempt it – then a group of pioneers decided to make the impossible possible... The documentary Licht reconstructs Stockhausen’s musical universe on the basis of the staging of this opera cycle, against the background of his dramatic life story.
Loving Highsmith
by Eva Vitija (doc, Switzerland/Germnay, 2022, 83'), Italian premiere
Loving Highsmith is a unique look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith. The film’s narrative is based on the unpublished diaries of the bestselling novelist. Focusing on her quest for identity and her troubled love life, the film sheds new light on her writing. Family, friends, her own voice and beautifully interweaved archive material draw a vivid portrait of one of the most prolific female authors to date. Highsmith wrote over 22 novels, many were adapted to the big screen: best known are Strangers on a Train, adapted by Alfred Hitchock, The Talented Mr. Ripley adapted for the screen by René Clément, Wim Wenders and Anthony Minghella, and Carol, a partly autobiographic novel on a lesbian love story, by Todd Haynes.
Paul Auster - What If
by Sabine Lidl (doc, Germany, 2021, 51'), Italian premiere
This film shows the political and poetic side of author Paul Auster, who still fights for his dream of a democratically driven America. Going back from his last novel 4321, the film follows the biography of the author on the backdrop of 70 years of American history.
Wald:Sinfonie (Forest Symphony)
by Meri Koivisto, Nils Dettmann (doc, Germany, 2022, 70'), World premiere
600 kilometers north of Helsinki, in the middle of the Finnish forest, lies the small town of Kuhmo, a typical Finnish small town - with one exception: the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, which turns the small sleepy nest into a metropolis every summer. Musicians populate the streets with their instruments, crowds of people stream from concert to concert, music swirls across the lakes and crackles in the fire. With a great deal of humor Forest Symphony proves that high culture in the Hinterwald is not only possible, but magical. Forest Symphony is a declaration of love to the director’s home town, to the people who live there and above all to the music that enchants everything for a few weeks.
