Bangla
February 20 at 7:30pm SOLD OUT
February 22 at 12:30pm Screening Added!
Director: Phaim Bhuiyan | Fiction | 2019

Opening Night | Minnesota Premiere

Director Phaim Bhuiyan attending! Based essentially on the director’s own life, Bangla is an honest story about integration and identity with comedy as a driving force.

Building Bridges: Emerging Filmmakers Awards
February 21 at 5:00pm

FREE and open to the public! The second edition of the Building Bridges: Emerging Filmmakers Awards continues to celebrate connections between Italy and Minnesota through film. These awards recognize short works by new filmmakers in each place. This year’s theme, “Water” (acqua in Italian), asked filmmakers to present their very own artistic and/or poetic interpretation of water, the key to life.

The Champion (Il campione)
February 21 at 6:45pm
Director: Leonardo D'Agostini | Fiction | 2019

Minnesota Premiere

Leonardo D’Agostini’s debut wonderfully pairs the talents of Stefano Accorsi (Veloce come il vento, IFF 2017) with an extraordinary Andrea Carpenzano (Tutto quello che vuoi, IFF 2018) in this story of arrogance, betrayal, friendship and the essentials of life.

Selfie
February 21 at 9:15pm
Director: Agostino Ferrente | Documentary | 2019

Minnesota Premiere

For this 2019 documentary, Agostino Ferrente, the director, traveled to the Traiano’s district of Naples, a gang-ravaged neighborhood, to give voice its teenagers who normally aren’t able to speak out.

MASTER CLASS with Phaim Bhuiyan
February 22 at 2:00pm

FREE and open to the public! Visiting Italian director Phaim Bhuiyan will share his passion and inspiration for the art of filmmaking and storytelling. He will bring the perspective of his personal experience as a young filmmaker in present-day Italian Cinema.

The Vice of Hope (Il vizio della speranza)
February 22 at 4:00pm
Director: Edoardo De Angelis | Fiction | 2018

Minnesota Premiere

Edoardo De Angelis (Indivisibili, IFF 2018) Il vizio della speranza, tells the story of Maria (Pina Turco), a compassionate woman fighting to escape the criminal life she was born into.

An Almost Ordinary Summer (Croce e delizia)
February 22 at 6:30pm
Director: Simone Godano | Fiction | 2019

Minnesota Premiere

In this pure comic delight, with gorgeous Mediterranean scenery and a stunning cast including Alessandro Gassmann, Jasmine Trinca and Fabrizio Bentivoglio, director Simone Godano, beautifully brings one life’s lesson to the screen: love has no boundaries.

The Invisible Witness (Il testimone invisibile)
February 22 at 9:00pm
Director: Stefano Mordini | Fiction | 2018

Minnesota Premiere

Il Testimone Invisibile is a classic noirish thriller, done well. It will leave you guessing until the final shot.

Like a Cat on a Highway (Come un gatto in tangenziale)
February 23 at 1:00pm
Director: Stefano Mordini | Fiction | 2018

Minnesota Premiere

Winner of three prestigious Nastro d’Argento awards, including Best Comedy, this story is a perfect reminder of why stepping outside our comfort zone is essential.

The White Sheik (Lo Sceicco Bianco)
February 23 at 3:15pm
Director: Federico Fellini | Fiction | 1952

Minnesota Premiere - 4K Restoration

2020 marks the 100th anniversary of Federico Fellini’s birth, one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. We are delighted to present a new 4K restoration of The White Sheik, a comic masterpiece and Fellini’s first solo feature film, starring Alberto Sordi.

Twin Flower (Fiore gemello)
February 23 at 6:00pm
Director: Laura Luchetti | Fiction | 2018

Minnesota Premiere

Twin Flower is a tale of desperate and pure love between two very different people who share the same destiny. With incredibly moving and naturalistic performances from first-time actors Anastasyia Bogach (Anna) and Kallil Kone (Basim). Post-screening Q&A with director Laura Luchetti.