Le sorelle

Rummaging for Pasts

November 2001 •English

Rummaging for Pasts is an experimental juxtaposition of two cinematic documents: the video diary of an international archaeological excavation and a collection of assorted eight millimeter found footage of Indian weddings.

Once Upon a Time in Polizzi

October 2005 •English

The film follows Vincent Schiavelli as he returns to Polizzi Generosa, the very town in Sicily his grandparents emigrated from in 1901.

Happy Winter

March 2018 •Italian

Every summer on Palermo's Mondello beach, over 1,000 cabins are built in preparation of the Ferragosto holiday. Centered around a family who goes into debt, three women holding onto the feeling of youth, and a politician seeking votes -- a vanity fair of beachgoers hiding behind the memory of a social status that the economic crisis of recent years has compromised.

Connection

Invalid date •English

This movie captures the motivations of an animal rights activist. Through his eyes, we explore the paradoxes in our society --- of being an animal lover and yet consuming some of them --- stemming from social conditioning and cognitive dissonance. The protagonist describes his journey and his motives and beliefs. Through this film, he tells us the real story behind the happy facade of our food choices and the difficulty and incessant obstruction faced by activists to stand against the unjust and powerful system.

Méditerranée : la face immergée des volcans

April 2023 •French

With the help of diver and biologist Laurent Ballesta, a scientific expedition explores three sunken Italian volcanic sites in the Mediterranean.

Retorno à Razão

May 2023 •Portuguese

Cannoli, Couscous and Pistachios

August 2017 •German

Travel through Sicily with pleasure

How Many Colours Has a Hand?

April 1971 •English

A film about and with Max Ernst.

My Body

May 2021 •Italian

Oscar, not quite a child anymore, scavenges for scrap metal for his father. He spends his life in improvised landfills among what remains of leftovers. Worlds apart, yet close-by, there is Stanley. He tidies the church in exchange for a monetised hospitality, picks fruits, herds sheep: anything that keep his foreign body busy. Oscar, the young Sicilian, and Stanley the Nigerian don’t seem to have much in common. Except for the feeling of being thrown into the world, to suffer the same refusal, the same overwhelming wave of choices imposed on them by others.

Frontier Documentary

March 2023 •English

An NHS nurse of twenty years reflects on a challenging and strenuous career as time dwindles to her retirement.

House of the Wickedest Man in the World

March 2023 •English

House of the Wickedest Man in the World is the story of a ruined building near the city of Cefalú in Sicily. In the early 1920s, Aleister Crowley, the most famous occultist of his time, lived in the building, practicing magical rituals. In the summer of 1955, Kenneth Anger, considered one of the pioneers of experimental cinema, traveled with sexologist Alfred Kinsey to Sicily to find Aleister Crowley’s temple to shoot a film about the occultist’s time in Cefalú. The Thelema Abbey film was never released.

Kif Kif , Siciliani di Tunisia

February 2012 •English

A story about the migration from Sicily to Tunisy over the unity of Italy.

Profumo di Zagara

February 2023 •Italian

Trap Diary

October 2018 •Italian

From the book by the same name by Ninni Ravazza, "Diario di Tonnara" tells the story of the towns, villages, communities and adventures that dictate the daily lives of the tuna fishermen in Italy.

My Name is Sandara

November 2019 •Korean

Before 2NE1 achieved global success, Sandara was already a superstar in the Philippines.

Stories from Sicily

February 2020 •English

A documentary about the life of the filmmaker’s grandfather and his life growing up in Fascist Italy to meeting his wife and immigrating to America.

Raccolta del pistacchio di Bronte D.O.P.

September 2021 •Italian

Severo

June 2023 •Portuguese

Bayesian : les mystères du naufrage du superyacht en sicile

September 2024 •French

Sean Connery Documentary

June 1991 •French