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SUMMARY:Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence - Documentary Screening and Q&A with
  Director Valerio Ciriaci
LOCATION:University Hall Conference Center\, 7th Floor
DESCRIPTION:A DOCUMENTARY DIRECTED BY VALERIO CIRIACI (2025\, Awen Films\,
  90mins)\n\nNov. 10 / 6:00 PM\nUniversity Hall Conference Center\, 7th Fl
 oor\n\nScreening followed by an in-person conversation with the director\
 n\nModerated by Teresa Fiore (Inserra Chair\, Italian\, CHSS) and Anthony
  Pemberton (Film\, CCOM) with opening remarks by Mila Tenaglia (N.I.C.E.)
 \n\nELVIRA NOTARI: BEYOND SILENCE is a feature documentary chronicling th
 e life and work of Elvira Notari (1875-1946)\, Italy's first woman film d
 irector. Despite directing hundreds of silent films that captivated audie
 nces from Naples to New York\, Elvira was relegated to the margins of fil
 m history for half a century. Her films\, poised between realism and stag
 ed drama\, were deeply rooted in Neapolitan folklore. A woman in a man’s 
 world\, her works were targeted by Fascist censorship yet found the embra
 ce of audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. The documentary interweave
 s voices of those who celebrate her legacy today – from the experts who r
 ediscovered her films to contemporary artists reimagining her vision thro
 ugh new works – to resurrect Elvira’s singular vision. More than a biogra
 phy\, Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence is a prismatic portrait of an artist 
 who continues to inspire new creative pathways.\n\nSelect recognitions: O
 fficial Selection - Venice Classics at the 82nd Venice International Film
  Festival (World Premiere)\; Best Documentary\, Globo d’Oro 2026\; Shortl
 isted Best Documentary\, David di Donatello 2026\; Finalist – Documentary
  on Ci\n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/fe202a89-26c0-49c6-8d92-01c27713365
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