Migrant Stories in Italian Cinema
Screening series
October 5-8, 2023
FACETS Chicago
1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago IL
The Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago in collaboration with FACETS, presents a selection of Italian movies that explore issues of migration and identity through the cinematic medium. The selected movies provide an overview of film production on these topics in the past decade, spanning from documentaries to drama, representing how public discourses on immigration and its representation have changed over time.
Bangla
Directed by Phaim Bhuiyan
Sunday, October 8 at 3:00pm CT
2019, 84’, Italian with English subtitles
Comedy | Italy
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Phaim, a 22 years old Moslem of Bangladeshi origin born in Italy lives with his family in Rome’s multiethnic Torpignattara neighborhood, works as a museum steward, and plays in a band. At a concert, he meets Asia, his exact opposite: pure instinct, and no rules. The attraction between them is immediate, and Phaim will have to figure out how to reconcile his love for the young woman with the most inviolable of Islam’s rules: no sex before marriage.
Tickets
$7 single feature
$10 day pass
$25 series pass
Screenings Schedule
Thursday, October 5 at 7:00pm CT
The Jungle
Directed by Cristian Natoli
2021, 75’, Italian with English subtitles
Documentary | Italy, Croatia
Friday, October 6 at 7:00pm CT
Princess
Directed by Roberto De Paolis
2022, 108’, Italian, Pidgin English, English with English subtitles
Drama | Italy
Saturday, October 7 at 1:00pm CT
Fiore Gemello (Twin Flower)
Directed by Laura Luchetti
2018, 95’, Italian with English subtitles
Drama | Italy
Saturday, October 7 at 3:00pm CT
Trieste è bella di notte (Trieste Shines at Night)
Directed by Andrea Segre, Stefano Collizzolli, Matteo Calore
2023, 75’, Italian with English subtitles
Documentary | Italy
Sunday, October 8 at 3:00pm CT
Bangla
Directed by Phaim Bhuiyan
2019, 84’, Italian with English subtitles
Comedy | Italy
Sunday, October 8 at 5:00pm
La giusta distanza (The Right Distance)
Directed by Carlo Mazzacurati
2007, 106’, Italian with English subtitles
Drama | Italy
This program is part of Chi Siamo: (Re)presenting Italian Culture, the theme selected for 2023 by the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago. This year-long series will explore the topics of representation and inclusion in Italian arts, with a specific focus on cross-cultural contamination in contemporary and modern Italy.