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Susanna Nicchiarelli, after receiving her degree in philosophy in Rome, and her specialization at the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa, she graduated in Film Directing at the Experimental Center of Cinematography in Rome in 2004. She began her career working with Nanni Moretti, directing one of the Sacher Diaries produced by Sacher Film, which was presented at the Venice International Film Festival. She directed her first feature film, Cosmonauta, (Cosmonaut) in 2009, winner of the Controcampo prize at the Venice International Film Festival and which was nominated for best debut film for the David di Donatello and Nastri d'Argento Awards, followed by La Scoperta dell'Alba (Discovery at Dawn) in 2013, which was presented at the Rome International Film Festival. She also directed two stop-motion animation shorts: Sputnik 5, presented at the Venice International Film Festival, which won the Nastro d'Argento award and was distributed in theaters together with the film Cosmonauta, and Esca

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A conversation with Silvia Camporesi, by Dr. Giovanni AloiTuesday, June 15, 2021

Photographing Italy: Identity, History, and the Contemporary LandscapeA conversation with Silvia Camporesi, by Dr. Giovanni Aloi June 15th at 4pm (CT) This series of six lectures and dialogues maps crucial moments in the history of Italian photography. We will consider the initial responses to the medium, how photography...

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Boost Your Professional Success: A fireside chat with Davide CaiazzoWednesday, June 16, 2021

Boost Your Professional Success: A fireside chat with Davide Caiazzo Wednesday, June 16th at 12pm Presented by Italian Professional WomenHosted by the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago Boost Your Professional SuccessLearn how to develop your professional image, enhance your career effectiveness.Attend a fire...

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Virtual screening of the film Miss Marx, directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli (2020, 107min)Friday, June 18, 2021

Virtual screening of the film Miss Marx, directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli (2020, 107min) From Friday, June 18 at 1pm CT throughMonday, June 21 at 1pm CT Bright, intelligent, passionate and free, Eleanor is Karl Marx's youngest daughter. Among the first women to link the themes of feminism and socialism, she t...

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Zen in the Ice Rift, directed by Margherita Ferri (2018, 87 min)Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Zen in the Ice Rift, directed by Margherita Ferri (2018, 87 min) August 11th at 6:30pm Presented on the occasion of 2021 Chicago Summer Screenings Program by Cinema/Chicago, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago Maia, a talented hockey player and relative loner, is isolated and focused on...

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