America

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America

America

original title:

America

directed by:

cast:

Gelsomina Basile, Esther Goodridge, Anthony Minoia, Claudio Minoia, Danila Minoia, Fulvio Minoia, Marina Minoia

production:

Dugong Films, La Luna Productions, Maje Productions, with the support of Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine Film Workout

country:

Italy/France

year:

2019

film run:

59'

format:

colour

status:

Ready (25/06/2019)

festivals & awards:

Between the granularity of film and pixel squares, mixing 8mm, old photos, Skype recordings and video shot on a smartphone, America reimagines the family movie in cinematic form.
Collecting traces and testimonies from either side of the ocean, a man’s secret emerges: The author’s grandfather, born in Greece, lived in Venice, married in Taranto, murdered in New York.