“Politically-Charged Dramas and Documentaries from Ukraine to Iran, and from Mexico to Kenya Will Share The Spotlight at the Venice Film Festival of Venice Days Sidebar, while The Diverse Program Ranges from The Section’s Opening Night Film, The Autobiographical Memory Ukrainian Artist and Filmmaster Vladlena Sandu, A Survivor of The War”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
The Diverse Program Ranges from The Section’s Opening Night Film, The Autobiographical Memory Ukrainian Artist and Filmmaker Vladlena Sandu, A Survivor of the War in Chechnya, Who Studies Her Traumatic Memories in Order to Transcend and Transform Them of Cinema; to Spanish Director Gabriel Azorín’s LAST NIGHT I CONQUERED THE CITY OF THEBESA Story of Friendship and Loss Involving Two 21st Century Kids and Two 1st Century Roman Soldiers Sharing the Same Space, A Thermal Springs at Night; to Memory of Princess Mumbifrom Kenyan Filmmaker Damien Hauser That Combines of Sci-Fi, Mocumentary and Animation to Tell A Dystopian Fable Set in An Imagina Africa in the year 2093 after.
‘Memory of Princess Mumbi’ CourTesy of Venice Days
The 10-Film Competition Lineup Put Together by Venice Days Artistic Director Gaia Furrer Includes 2 Iranian Films About Exile. The Documentary Past Future Continuous from Firouzeh khosrovani and morteza ahmadvand, WHICH Follows An Iranian Woman Who Fled Field Following the islamic Revolution and now an Inside amirfrom Director Amir Azizi, Which Explores His Own Fears and Doubts WHEN CONSIDERING EMIGration.
Venice Days’ Out-of-Competition Special Events Lineup Includes Several Documentaries, Including Who is still alivefrom Swiss Filmmaker Nicolas Wadimoff, Recounting The Experiences of Nine Palestinian Refugees from Gaza; an With writing lifefrom french docurentarian Claire Simon, WHICH UNESS OF NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING NOVELIST Annie Ernaux, Through Readings of Her Books by French High Students, Torts. Generation. The Sidebar Also Includes the 9-Film Out-of-Competition Section Venetian Nights, WHICH Highlights Titles from Majoor Italian Producers.
Italian Director Gianni Di Gregorio, Whose Sleeper Hit MID-AUGUST LUNCH Won Venice Critics’ Week’s Lion of the Future Prize in 2008, Returns to the Lido with the Comedy Damned if you do, damned if you don’tin WHICH HE ALSO STARS AS A RETRIED PROFESESRS WHOSE PLACID AND MONONOONOOUS EXISTENCE IS SHKEN Up by the Arrival of His Daughter and His Rowdy Grandchildren. The Film Will Close Venice DaysRunning Out of Competition.
The President of this Year’s Venice Days Jury is Norwegian Writer and Director Dag Johan Hagerud, Whose Queer Love Story DreamsThe Final Film in His Sex, LOVE, Dreams TRILOGY, WON The Golden Bear for Best Film at the Berlinele in February. Hagerud’s breakout film, Barn Premiered at Venice Days in 2019. Joining Him on the Jury Are Italian Producer Francesca andreoli (Vermiglio), Franco-Palestinian Filmmaker Lina Soualem (Bye bye tiberias), Tunisian Cinematographer Sofian El Fani (Timbuktu), and New York’s Moma Film Curator Josh Siegel.
Check Out the Full Venice Days lineup belay.
Official Competition Memorydir. Vladlena Sandu (France, Netherlands) (Opening Film)
La Gioiadir. Nicolangelo Gelormini (Italy)
Bearcavedir. Stergios Dinopoulos, Krysianna Papadakis (Greece, UK)
Short Summerdir. Nasttia Korkia (Germany, France, Serbia)
A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLDdir. Cyril Aris (Lebanon, USA, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Qatar)
Past Future Continuousdir. Firouzeh Khosrovani, Morteza Ahmadvand (Iran, Norway, Italy)
Memory of Princess Mumbidir. Damien Hauser (Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland)
Vainilladir. Mayra Hermosillo (mexico)
LAST NIGHT I CONQUERED THE CITY OF THEBESdir. Gabriel Azorín (Spain, Portugal)
Inside amirdir. Amir Azizi (IRAN) Damned if you do, damned if you don’tdir. Gianni di Gregorio (Italy, France) (Closing Film, Out of Competition)
SPECIAL EVENTS Lagunadir. Sharunas Bartas (Lithuania, France)
Writing Life – Annie Ernaux Through The Eyes of High School Studentsdir. Claire Simon (France)
The Peaceful Life – A tragic Comedy about Hate, Family, and Other Quiet Thingsdir. Gianluca matarrese (Italy)
Who is still alivedir. Nicolas Wadimoff (Switzerland, France)
Do you love medir. LANA DACHER (France)
Notti Veneziane (Venetian Nights) 6:06dir. Tekla Taidelli (Italy)
Amatadir. Elisa Amoruso (Italy)
Confiteordir. Bonifacio Angius (Italy, Poland)
Una cosa vicinadir. Loris nese (Italy)
Domdir. Massimiliano Battistella (Italy, Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Film di statodir. Roland Sejko (Italy)
Indietro cosdir. Antonio moraabito (Italy)
Life Beyond the Pine Curtaindir. Giovanni Troilo (Italy)
Toni, Mio Padredir. Anna Negri (Italy)