Boost Your Professional Success: A fireside chat with Davide Caiazzo
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 fireside chat with an international expert in LinkedIn strategy, Personal Branding and […]
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A conversation with Silvia Camporesi, by Dr. Giovanni Aloi
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 impacted the emergence of Italian national identity, […]
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Virtual screening of the film La scoperta dell’alba, directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli (2012, 92min)
Virtual screening of the film La scoperta dell’alba, directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli (2012, 92min) From Friday, June 11 at 1pm CT throughMonday, June 14 at 1pm CT Many years after her father’s disappearance, Caterina discovers that she can talk to herself when she is 12 and tries to convince the girl to prevent her father […]
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A conversation with Marco Garofalo, by Dr. Giovanni Aloi
Photographing Italy: Identity, History, and the Contemporary LandscapeA conversation with Marco Garofalo, by Dr. Giovanni Aloi 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 impacted the emergence of Italian national identity, and the rise of political […]
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Virtual screening of the film Cosmonauta, directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli (2008, 80min)
Virtual screening of the film Cosmonauta, directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli (2008, 80min) From Friday, June 4 at 1pm CT throughMonday, June 7 at 1pm CT A teenage girl growing up in early Sixties finds an unusual way to impress a boy and show up her big brother in this coming-of-age story from Italy. Luciana was […]
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Screening of the film La famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia, directed by Lorenzo Mattotti
Screening of the film La famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia, directed by Lorenzo Mattotti in Italian From Friday, May 28 at 1pm CT throughMonday, May 31 at 1pm CT The film is based on the Italian children’s book “The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily”, by Dino Buzzati.Troubadour Gedeone and his young apprentice Almerina are […]
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Virtual screening of the film Momo, the Conquest of Time (Momo alla conquista del tempo), by Enzo D’Alò
Virtual screening of the film Momo, the Conquest of Time (Momo alla conquista del tempo), by Enzo D’Alò2001, 80 min. In Italian with English subtitles From Friday, May 21 at 1pm CT throughMonday, May 24 at 1pm CT Momo is a shy and affectionate girl who has found new friends and a house in the […]
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The Italian Factor at Fermilab: Giorgio Bellettini in a conversation moderated by Paul Grannis
The Italian Factor at Fermilab Giorgio BellettiniHonorary Professor in Physics at the University of Pisa and Guest Scientist at Fermilab in a conversation moderated by Paul GrannisDistinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University Opening remarks by Cinzia Zuffada President of Italian Scientists and Scholar in North America FoundationAssociate Chief Scientist, NASA […]
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Virtual screening of the film I Can Quit Whenever I Want (Smetto quando voglio), by Sydney Sibilia
Virtual screening of the film I Can Quit Whenever I Want (Smetto quando voglio), by Sydney Sibilia2013, 105 min. In Italian with English subtitles From Friday, May 14 at 1pm CT throughMonday, May 17 at 1pm CT Pietro Zinni, a brilliant neurobiologist, loses his job at the university because of the financial crisis. Without any […]
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Contemporary Italian Photography: In Search of a New Realism, by Dr. Giovanni Aloi
Contemporary Italian Photography: In Search of a New Realism, by Dr. Giovanni Aloi Thursday, May 13 at 6pm (Central Time) From their first appearance in 1839, photographic images have radically changed the way we live and think. Though it did not appear clear from the very beginning, photography is more than a tool for capturing the […]
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