CinemaItaliaUK presents fourth edition of mini film festival Donne di Mafia

On Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 March CinemaltaliaUK’s mini film festival Donne di Mafia returns to the Riverside Studios in London for its fourth edition. The festival focuses on the role and presence of women in the Italian mafia, and their portrayal in Italian cinema. The event is sponsored by the University of Bath, and after the March London screenings the festival will travel to Bath, where films will be shown at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution on 23 and 24 April.

This year’s line-up features Black Souls (Anime Nere) by Francesco Munzi, the 1958 classic title The Challenge (La Sfida) by Francesco Rosi, Burning Hearts (Ti Mangio il Cuore) by Pippo Mezzapesa, and Nevia by Nunzia De Stefano. Screenings will be followed by Q&As with Black Souls director Francesco Munzi, the lead actress of Nevia, Virginia Apicella, plus a variety of panelists including journalists Clare Longrigg and Giorgia Scaturro, and academics Gaetana Marrone, Isabella Clough Marinaro and Veronica Vegna.

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DONNE DI MAFIA – 2024 PROGRAMME

Saturday 16 March 2024

4pm – 6.10 pm: Screening of Black Souls (Anime Nere) by Francesco Munzi (110 mins)

6.20pm – 7.05 pm: Q & A with Francesco Munzi (director)

7.25 – 9.00 pm: Screening of The Challenge (La Sfida) by Francesco Rosi (95 mins)

 9.10 – 9.45 pm: Q & A

Sunday 17 March 2024

4pm – 6.15 pm: Screening of Burning Hearts (Ti Mangio il Cuore) by Pippo Mezzapesa (115 mins)

6.25 – 7.10: Q & A

7.30pm – 9pm: Screening of Nevia by Nunzia De Stefano (86 mins)

9.00 – 9.30 pm: Q&A with Virginia Apicella (lead actress)

BATH ROYAL LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION

Tuesday 23 April 2024

6 pm – 6.15 pm: Screening of short film Stay Behind by Federica Schiavello (12 mins)

6.15 – 8.05 pm: Screening of Black Souls (Anime Nere) by Francesco Munzi (110 mins)

8.15 – 9.00 pm:  Panel discussion

Wednesday 24 April 2024 

2.30-4.30: Screening of Burning Hearts (Ti Mangio il Cuore) by Pippo Mezzapesa (120 mins)

4.30 – 5.15: Panel discussion

6.00 – 7.30: Screening of Nevia by Nunzia De Stefano (86 mins)

7.30-8.30 pm: Panel discussion