Enjoy the local premiere of 13 recent Italian films plus 2 short film programs shown in Italian language with English subtitles at 6 locations. In collaboration with the Detroit Institute of Arts, University of Michigan (UM), Wayne State University (WSU) and Michigan State University (MSU). Presented under the auspices of the Consulate of Italy in Detroit. FREE admission.

Schedue:

Saturday, April 1, 2023

5:00 pm - Tomorrow’s A New Day Director, Simone Spada, Drama/Comedy, 2019, 100 min.

Tommaso returns to Rome to help his friend who is ill and worried about the future of his dearest companion, his dog Pato.

Location: John Lewis Center, Macomb Comm. College, 14500 E. 12 Mile Road, Warren

7:30 pm - Well But Not Very Well Director, Francesco Mandelli, Drama, 2018, 100 min.

Candida is a teenager and moves to Turin with her father. She makes friends with Jacopo, an introverted boy who's often
bullied by his classmates. The two get along well despite his father’s disapproval.

Location: John Lewis Center, Macomb Comm. College, 14500 E. 12 Mile Road, Warren

Sunday, April 2, 2023

11:00 pm - Children’s Program Comedy, Drama, Animation, 2019, 70 min.
A family-friendly program of short films geared toward an audience of children aged 6-12.

Location: Upstairs Theatre, Farmington Civic Theatre, 33332 Grand River Avenue, Farmington Hills

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

7:00 pm - The Champion Director, Leonardo D'Agostini, Comedy/Drama, 2019, 105 min.

Valerio is a lonely professor who is assigned to help Christian, a star soccer player, pass his high school equivalency exam.
The two could not be more different! But they will learn to lean on each other, generating a bond that will change them.

Location: Detroit Film Theatre (DIA), 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit

Saturday, April 8, 2023

5:00 pm - Nevia Director, Nunzia De Stefano, Drama, 2019, 86 min.

Nevia is seventeen. She and her sister, Enza, are being raised by their grandmother in a container park in Ponticelli.

Location: UM, Lorch Hall, Askwith Auditorium, 611 Tappan St., Ann Arbor

7:30 pm L’immensità • Director, Emanuele Crialese, Drama, 2022, 94 min.

Rome, 1970s. Clara and Felice have just moved to a new apartment with their three children. Their eldest, twelve-year-old
Adriana, rejects her identity and tries to convince everyone she is a boy. Her obstinacy brings the family to a breaking point.

Location: UM, Lorch Hall, Askwith Auditorium, 611 Tappan St., Ann Arbor

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

7:00 pm - Aspromonte, Land Of The Forgotten Director, Mimmo Calopresti, Drama, 2019, 97 min.

Special appearance by director Mimmo Calopresti
Calabria,1951: in the wake of a tragedy, the inhabitants of a small town unite to build a road, despite threats from the Don.

Location: Detroit Film Theatre (DIA), 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit

Friday, April 14, 2023

7:30 pm - Paradise Director, Davide Del Degan, Comedy, 2019, 83 m.
A granita vendor is placed in the witness protection program and sent as far away as possible—to a snowy alpine village!

Location: MSU, Wells Hall B122, 619 Red Cedar Rd, East Lansing

Saturday, April 15, 2023

5:00 pm - Short Film Program  Comedy, Drama, Animation 2022, 100 min.

Six recent films—L'allaccio, Mammarranca, Briciole, Caramelle, Story of Your Life and Tana libera tutti—are in competition
for your vote for best short film.

Location: MSU, Wells Hall B122, 619 Red Cedar Rd, East Lansing

7:30 pm - The Invisible Witness Director, Stefano Mordini, Drama, 2018, 102 min.

An industrialist is charged with murder. With no alternative, he is forced to tell the full truth to his lawyer. Will he be freed?

Location: MSU, Wells Hall B122, 619 Red Cedar Rd, East Lansing

Sunday, April 16, 2023

5:00 pm- The Innocents Of Florence Director, David Battistella, Documentary, 2019, 90 min.

A fascinating look at the history of the Ospedale degli Innocenti, founded in 1446 as a hospital for young mothers and
babies, and the restoration of its logo, funded by Jane Fortune of Indianapolis, the painting The Madonna of the Innocents.

Location: MSU, Wells Hall B122, 619 Red Cedar Rd, East Lansing

Saturday, April 22, 2023

5:00 pm - The Passion Of Anna Magnani Director, Enrico Cerasuolo, Documentary, 2019, 60 min.

An intimate portrait of the great Italian actress Anna Magnani. In 1956, she won an Academy Award for Best Actress and
remains the only Italian actress to win for an English-speaking film.

Location: WSU, General Lectures 100 Hall, 5045 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit

7:30 pm - Don’t Stop Me Now • Director, Ricardo Milani, Comedy, 2019, 98 min.

Giovanna maintains a low-profile as an accountant, but behind this dull façade, she is a secret agent!

Location: WSU, General Lectures 100 Hall, 5045 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit

Sunday, April 23, 2023

5:00 pm - Never Too Late For Love Director, Gianni Di Gregorio, Comedy, 2022, 97 min.

Astolfo takes refuge in the old family home in central Italy and meets Stefania, a woman of his age. Is it too late for love?

Location: WSU, General Lectures 100 Hall, 5045 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit

7:30 pm - Nostalgia Director, Mario Martone, Drama, 2022, 118 min.

After forty years abroad, Felice returns to Napoli. He does not heed the advice of others to leave and forget a dangerous
friendship – as if it were possible to leave behind a city that has entered your heart forever.

Location: WSU, General Lectures 100 Hall, 5045 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit

Date: April 1 – 23, 2023

Location: Various venue in Detroit, MI

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