The documentary by Adam Smith and Song Ting and the Aldo Garay’s feature film focus on the journey made by people with different nationalities: if in The Land of Many Palaces thousands of Chinese farmers are being relocated into a new city under a government plan to modernize the country , in El Hombre Nuevo we follow Stephania, transvestite born in Nicaragua, in her journey to rediscover her home country where she was once a son, a brother and where she now wants to be accepted as the woman she is.
Between roots and experimentation: the National Feature Film section explores new forms of Italian cinema. Four feature films that reject standardized formulas to delve into the nuances of contemporary storytelling…
Four feature films that reject standardized formulas to delve into the nuances of contemporary storytelling, presenting tales of obstinacy, vulnerability, and rupture. This selection explores the landscape of independent Italian cinema, highlighting a recurring theme: territory—both physical and emotional-as a space defined by conflict, contradiction,
