URBANSCAPES
A visually stunning documentary about decay and renewal in urban America, Urbanscapes is a portrait of evolution, change, and chaos in four different cities – Chicago, Detroit, New York and Newark – as seen through eyes of residents and artists who have witnessed the dramatic transformation of their neighborhoods. Italian-born husband-and-wife directors Filippo Piscopo and Lorena Luciano use a variety of photographic styles and editing techniques to chronicle decades of physical and social changes in this unique work of cinematic archeology.
"URBANSCAPES is a fascinating documentary that chronicles the dramatically changing topography of urban America. Beautifully photographed, the film’s compelling characters let the viewer witness an America one could never imagine existed in the 21st Century." -Gary Crowdus, Editor-in-Chief, CINEASTE
(90 mins, 2005)
A visually stunning documentary about decay and renewal in urban America, Urbanscapes is a portrait of evolution, change, and chaos in four different cities – Chicago, Detroit, New York and Newark – as seen through eyes of residents and artists who have witnessed the dramatic transformation of their neighborhoods. Italian-born husband-and-wife directors Filippo Piscopo and Lorena Luciano use a variety of photographic styles and editing techniques to chronicle decades of physical and social changes in this unique work of cinematic archeology.
"URBANSCAPES is a fascinating documentary that chronicles the dramatically changing topography of urban America. Beautifully photographed, the film’s compelling characters let the viewer witness an America one could never imagine existed in the 21st Century." -Gary Crowdus, Editor-in-Chief, CINEASTE
(90 mins, 2005)
DARIO
FO and FRANCA RAME: A NOBEL FOR TWO
Portrays the life and genius of Nobel Prize winner Italian playwright Dario Fo and his wife, actress and longtime collaborator Franca Rame.
Lorena Luciano and Filippo Piscopo have woven a fascinating and off-beat portrait of the Dario Fo and Franca Rame theater couple, best known for their satirical and politically radical theater and for so long considered a troublesome presence by the established power. Dario Fo and Franca Rame: a Nobel for two highlights Fo and Rame’s artistic and political work, starting from 1962, when RAI Italian Public TV censored them for more than 17 years, to the 1990s, when they were twice denied U.S. entry visas on political grounds.
Combined with never before seen footage from the Dario Fo personal film archive and with material on Dario Fo and Franca Rame’s recent theater tours shot by the filmmakers, the film features performance excerpts from classic Dario Fo plays such as Mistero Buffo and The Accidental Death of an Anarchist.
(55 mins, 1998)
Portrays the life and genius of Nobel Prize winner Italian playwright Dario Fo and his wife, actress and longtime collaborator Franca Rame.
Lorena Luciano and Filippo Piscopo have woven a fascinating and off-beat portrait of the Dario Fo and Franca Rame theater couple, best known for their satirical and politically radical theater and for so long considered a troublesome presence by the established power. Dario Fo and Franca Rame: a Nobel for two highlights Fo and Rame’s artistic and political work, starting from 1962, when RAI Italian Public TV censored them for more than 17 years, to the 1990s, when they were twice denied U.S. entry visas on political grounds.
Combined with never before seen footage from the Dario Fo personal film archive and with material on Dario Fo and Franca Rame’s recent theater tours shot by the filmmakers, the film features performance excerpts from classic Dario Fo plays such as Mistero Buffo and The Accidental Death of an Anarchist.
(55 mins, 1998)
A
STRANGE MARRIAGE
While driving from the southern tip of Manhattan to Harlem, Dado, an Italian
based in New York City, recalls his decision to get married in Harlem
ten years earlier.
Back in Harlem, the protagonist meets Reverend Smith, who celebrated Dado’s
wedding in his Baptist church.
Reverend Smith talks with great pride about his role as an activist living
in one of the world’s most famous African-American neighborhoods.