Shot by Kim Longinotto, the documentary about the photographer made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
Shooting the Mafia Shooting the Mafia
Sicilian Letizia Battaglia began her long-time fight with the mob when she first dared to point her camera at a victim cruelly murdered. By documenting the barbaric rule of the cosa nostra, she became a relentless witness of their crimes. Her life was marked by defiance and passion.
What's On
Parasite Gisaengchung
Bong Joon-ho
Thursday, 12. 12. 2019 / 14:30 / Main Hall
The film—referred to by its director as a “comedy with no clowns, a tragedy without the antagonists”—is a wonderfully unpredictable family-themed tragicomedy about the conflicts that inevitably arise between the haves and the have-nots. A recipient of the Golden Palm at the most recent Cannes festival and a critics’ favourite of the year.
The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily La fameuse invasion des ours en Sicile
Lorenzo Mattotti
Thursday, 12. 12. 2019 / 16:00 / Small Hall
Additional Screening
Stories From The Chestnut Woods Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov
Gregor Božič
Thursday, 12. 12. 2019 / 17:00 / Main Hall
Stories from the Chestnut Woods is a dreamlike parable about “life and death in a forgotten, desolate place”. At the last Festival of Slovenian Film, the feature-length debut by a young Slovenian director took home a record eleven Vesna Awards, among which were the ones for best feature film and best direction, as well the Audience Award.