Tuesday 21 January
by Marco Dalla Gassa, Francesco DāAsero, Giulio Tosi e Federico Zecca, Consulta Universitaria del Cinema āFestival ed eventi cinematograficiā
in collaboration with Trieste Film Festival, AFIC-Associazione Festival Italiani di Cinema, SNCCI-Sindacato Nazionale Critici Cinematografici Italiani, UniversitĆ Caā Foscari, UniversitĆ degli Studi di Bari ā Aldo Moroā e UniversitĆ degli Studi di Trieste-Dipartimento Studi Umanistici
Italian only
CEI - Central European Initiative
At 09:00
by Casa del Cinema di Trieste
through Jan. 24
opening hours: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
https://www.casadelcinematrieste.it/2024/11/18/trieste-citta-di-spie/
Teatro Miela | House of Cinema | Alpe Adria Cinema
At 10:00
Ado HasanoviÄ
I-F, 2024, col., 93ā
English – Bosnian o.v.
August, 1993. Bekir HasanovicĢ exchanges a gold coin for the camera he will use to film everyday life in Srebrenica from then on. Ado, Bekirās son, starts from these images and from the pages of the diaries kept by his father to reconstruct his image, together with his mother Fatima.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 10:30
curated by Casa del Cinema di Trieste
in conversation with Massimiliano Maltoni
English only
photo by Giulio Alesse
Bobi Bazlen Hall
At 11:30
FRANK MEZI NĆMI
Frank Among Us / Frank Among Us
FrantiÅ”ek SĆ”dek, Miroslav HubĆ”Äek
CZ, 1946, b-n / b-w, 12′
v.o. Czech GIORNI DI GLORIA
Giuseppe De Santis, Mario Serandrei, Marcello Pagliero, Luchino Visconti,
1945, b-n / b-w, 72′
v.o. Italian
*copy from CSC – Cineteca Nazionale PROCESUL CRIMINALILOR DE RÄZBOI DIN FOSTUL GUVERN ANTONESCU ÅI EXECUÅ¢IA CONDAMNAÅ¢ILOR LA MOARTE
The Trial of War Criminals from the Former Antonescu Government and the Execution of Those Sentenced to Death
Ovidiu Gologan
RO, 1946, b-n / b-w, 2’30’
without dialogues
RETROSPECTIVE: 1945. IS THE WAR OVER? TRAUMAS, RUINS, RECONSTRUCTION
From the worldās film archives, a selection of fictional masterpieces and documentaries made after World War II, to better understand an era of despair and hope.
Introduced by Mila Orlic
Teatro Miela | House of Cinema | Alpe Adria Cinema
At 14:00
Aslı Ćzge
DE – TR – F, 2024, col., 97ā
Turkish o.v
Italian Premiere
Faruk, well over 90 years old, increasingly becomes the protagonist in the film his daughter is making about the impending demolition of his block of flats in Istanbul. A feature film about gentrification and a complex father-daughter relationship. Faruk had its premiere at the Berlinale, in the Panorama section, where it won the FIPRESCI Award.
Politeama Rossetti
At 14:00
Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking
Maja NovakoviÄ
SRB-BiH, 2024, col., 84ā
Serbian – Bosnian o.v.
Italian premiere
An elderly man works exhausting hours alongside his horse. A story about man and grief as a universal human experience. At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking is the directorās debut feature-length documentary: it premiered at the Sheffield DocFest in 2024, where it won the Grand Jury Award in the International Competition.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 14:00
DALEKĆ CESTA Distant Journey AlfrĆ©d Radok CZ, 1948, b-n / b-w, 104′ v.o. Czech JASENOVACGustavGavrin, Kosta Hlavaty JUGOSLAVIA, 1945, b-n / b-w, 15′ v.o. Serbo-Croatian MAJDANEK. CMENTARZYSKO EUROPY Majdanek. Cemetery of Europe Aleksander Ford PL, 1944, b-n / b-w, 24′ Polish v.o. In collaboration with: Filmoteka Narodowa (Warsaw / Warsaw)
RETROSPECTIVE: 1945. IS THE WAR OVER? TRAUMI, ROVINE, RECONSTRUCTION From the world archives, masterpieces of fiction and documentaries made after World War II, to understand an era of despair and hope. Introduced by Marcello Flores.
Teatro Miela | House of Cinema | Alpe Adria Cinema
At 16:00
Kyuka before the end of summer
KostisCharamountanis
GR – MK, 2024, col., 105′
Greek v.o.
Italian Premiere
A Summertime Greek family drama. A single father and his twin children sail on the family boat for their holidays. In the midst of swimming and sunbathing, an unexpected meeting will lead to a bittersweet coming-of-age journey for everyone involved, with surprising plot twists and revealed secrets. The film premiered at ACID selection in Cannes 2024.
Politeama Rossetti
At 16:00
Ilaria Braccialini, Federica Oriente
I, 2024, col., 73′
v.o. Italian – Moldavian
Preview
Johana is a young illegal immigrant from Moldova who, after losing her friend Alina, kidnaps a taxi driver in order to escape the prostitution racket. This will be an opportunity to discover herself. The two film directors are the founders of the Oxymoro Creative Studio collective. Il canto di Alina is their debut film.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 16:00
by Elsa Mencagli Andersen
curate by Elena Cantori/ EContemporary
open until February 1st
opening hours 5 pm – 8 pm
photo by Ozge Sahin
Econtemporary
At 17:00
ÄOVJEK KOJI NIJE MOGAO Å UTJETI
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
NebojÅ”a SlijepÄeviÄ
HR – F – BG – SLO, 2024, col., 18ā
ZANGE
Iris Baglanea
GR – SE, 2024, col.,17ā
Anteprima internazionale
TANIEC W NAROŻNIKU
Dancing in The Corner
Jan Bujnowski
PL, 2024, col., 14ā
Anteprima italiana
PRAEIS
Itāll Pass
Dovydas DrakŔas
LT – UK, 2024, col., 27ā
Anteprima italiana
RRUGĆS
On the way
Samir Karahoda
RSK, 2024, col., 15ā
Politeama Rossetti
At 18:00
A Year in the Life of a Country
Tomasz Wolski
PL, 2024, col. e b-n / b-w, 85ā
Polish – English o.v.
Italian premiere
In 1981 Poland was on the verge of an unravelling revolution. Exciting time for people, troublesome for the authorities. A film about the imposition of martial law made from archive material, that vibrates with extraordinary and unexpected energy. A Year in the Life of a Country was presented at the Krakow Film Festival and at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 18:00
ODNAŽDY NOĒIOU
Dark is the Night
Boris Barnet
US, 1944, b-n / b-w, 78′
v.o. Russian
POLAND FOREVER
Poland Forever
WincentyBejtman
USA 1941, b-n / b-w, 18′
v.o. English
In collaboration with: Filmoteka Narodowa (Warsaw / Warsaw)
RETROSPECTIVE: 1945. IS THE WAR OVER? TRAUMAS, RUINS, RECONSTRUCTION
From the worldās film archives, a selection of fictional masterpieces and documentaries made after World War II, to better understand an era of despair and hope.
Introduced by Francesco Pitassio
Teatro Miela | House of Cinema | Alpe Adria Cinema
At 19:30
Lina VdovƮi, Radu Ciorniciuc
RO-DE-NL, 2024, col., 83ā
Romanian – Italian o.v.
Italian premiere
Tata is a raw portrait of a family locked in a relentless struggle against toxic masculinity. It tells the story of a daughterās emotionally poignant quest to break the cycle for herself, the next generation, and even for the one who hurt her. The film is Lina VdovĆ®iās feature-length directorial debut. The film premiered at the Toronto FF in 2024.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 20:00
Our Lovely Pig Slaughter
Adam Martinec
CZ ā SK, 2024, col., 85ā
Czech o.v.
Italian premiere
Karel and his family gather yearly for a pig-killing ritual tradition, where amidst celebrations underlying tensions and secrets surface. A rural domestic tragicomic ode to family feuds and disappearing traditions. The film premiered in competition at the Karlovy Vary IFF 2024, where it was awarded a Special Mention.
Politeama Rossetti
At 20:00
The Invasion
Sergei Loznitsa
NL – F – USA, 2024, col., 145′
v.o. Ukraine
Italian Premiere
10 years after Maidan, Sergei Loznitsa resumes his Ukrainian chronicles by documenting the countryās struggle against the Russian invasion. Shot over a 2-year period, the film portrays the life of the civilian population all over Ukraine, with lucidity and compassion. The film was presented in 2024 at the Cannes Film Festival, in the Special Screenings section.
Politeama Rossetti
At 22:00
To Be Continued. Teenhood
Ivars Seleckis, Armands ZaÄs
LV, 2024, col., 98ā
Latvian – Russian o.v
Italian premiere
Seven years after To Be Continued, Seleckis and ZaÄs return to visit the filmās protagonists, who are now 14 years old. The documentary captures the world through the eyes of teenagers and observes how the situation in the country and the world shapes these childrenās destinies. To Be Continued. Teenhood. was presented at the latest IDFA.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 22:00
