Country: Italy
Year: 2001
Duration: 62'
The film tells of the tension in a city, Rome, that is about to be invaded by thousands of people from all over the world in order to take part in World Gay Pride Day. It recounts the political, religious, and social crises that this event set off, beginning inside the capital and then becoming a national and international issue. The transformation in Italian culture in relation to theme of homosexuality is shown through the points of view and experiences of several gays, lesbians and transsexuals.
"Making a documentary film is not only a creative experience, but something that also becomes a democratic act, a means to give a voice to those who want to defend their freedoms and use the mass media in order to communicate this need to live in real terms" (Paolo Pisanelli).
Biography
film director
Paolo Pisanelli
Paolo Pisanelli (Lecce, 1965), a university architecture graduate (1993), earned a degree at the Experimental Film Center specializing in the photography program under Giuseppe Rotunno. He subsequently worked as photo reporter and as still set photographer for various theater and dance companies. Since 1995 he has concentrated on directing documentary films, which have been presented in various national and international festivals and have received numerous awards and great recognition. In 1998 he was one of the founding members of Big Sur, an independent cooperative for film production and communications workshop.
FILMOGRAFIA
In silenzio (1993), Nella prospettiva della chiusura lampo (1994), 10 calcoli infiniti (1998), Il magnifico sette (1998), N (1999), Where We Go (1999/2000), Roma A.D. 999 (2000), Roma A.D. 000 (2001).
Cast
& Credits
Regia, soggetto, sceneggiatura e fotografia: Paolo Pisanelli.
Editor: Aline Hervé.
Music: Daniel Bacalov.
Production company and Italian distribution: Francesca Cima e Nicola Giuliano per Indigo Film, via Flaminia 61, 00196 Roma, Italia, tel. +39-06-3212602, fax +39-06-3201994, e-mail indigo.film@tiscalinet.it.
Co-production: Big Sur, Tele+.
Editor: Aline Hervé.
Music: Daniel Bacalov.
Production company and Italian distribution: Francesca Cima e Nicola Giuliano per Indigo Film, via Flaminia 61, 00196 Roma, Italia, tel. +39-06-3212602, fax +39-06-3201994, e-mail indigo.film@tiscalinet.it.
Co-production: Big Sur, Tele+.