04/10/2024
By Giulia DeLisle
This poignant documentary tells the story of Yasmina, a young mother who tries to raise her 2-year-old daughter, Lolita, in prison as Italian law and the realities of prison life threaten to tear them apart. A question-and-answer session with the director will follow the screening.
Rossella Schillaci is an award-winning filmmaker and visual anthropologist. Her works integrate her in-depth anthropological research with innovative audiovisual methodologies. Schillaci’s experimental virtual reality documentary, “Surfacing,” earned the prestigious Best Practice Research award from the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS) as well as several prizes in international documentary festivals. She also co-founded the independent production company Azul, where she works as a researcher, author and filmmaker.
Monday, April 22
5-7 p.m.
Alumni Hall, North Campus
Free and open to the public
Don’t miss a screening of “Surfacing,” Schillaci’s experimental VR documentary, on April 22 from noon to 3 p.m. in Mahoney Hall, Room 206. Email Giulia_Delisle@uml.edu to reserve your spot.
This event is sponsored by the Department of World Languages and Cultures, the School of Criminology and Justice Studies and the College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences.