Directed by Jeff Malmberg and Chris Shellen • 2017 • United States
Once upon a time, villagers in a small town in Tuscany came up with a remarkable way to confront their issues: they turned their lives into a play. Every summer, their piazza became a stage and residents of all ages played a part—as themselves. Monticchiello’s annual tradition has attracted worldwide attention and kept the town together for half a century, but with an aging population and a future generation more interested in social media than farming, the town’s fiftieth-anniversary performance might just be its last. SPETTACOLO tells the bittersweet story of Teatro Povero di Monticchiello, interweaving episodes from its past with its modern-day reality as the villagers turn a series of devastating blows into a new play about the end of their world.
Directed by Naziha Arebi • 2018 • Libya, United Kingdom
An inspiring love letter to sisterhood and the power of sports, this courageous, gorgeously shot documentary from Naziha Arebi follows three women as they attempt to establish the first female soccer team in postrevolution Libya—a dream met...
Directed by Azadi Moghadam • 2018 • Iran
This documentary is about the work of a few brokers in a marriage-minded dating office in Iran. The manager, Mrs. Sadri, and her colleagues try to pair people for marriage using self-taught and experience-oriented methods, while Sadri’s two colleagues, Fe...
