{"product_id":"elvira-notari-beyond-silence","title":"Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca title=\"Community Screenings Form\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collectiveeye.org\/pages\/host-a-screening\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0133\/2562\/files\/WebsiteButton_3bb924f4-b7af-47a7-98d9-8c2765d50eb0_480x480.jpg?v=1718641924\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6px; float: start;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDirected by:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Valerio Ciriaci\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026 (educational)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear of Production:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunning Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 94 min\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Italian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitle Options:\u003c\/strong\u003e English Closed Captions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects: \u003c\/strong\u003eItalian Studies, Film Studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 54.05% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1125241996?badge=0\u0026amp;autopause=0\u0026amp;player_id=0\u0026amp;app_id=58479\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Trailer \/ Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence (Subs EN)\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cscript src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cscript src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e         \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container mx-auto my-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-4 md:w-7\/12 mx-auto text-center font-body text-base\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e163 minutes: three feature films, two short documentaries, and a handful of fragments are all that remain of the filmography of Elvira Notari, Italy’s first woman film director. But while her life remains largely a mystery—she left behind no letters or diaries, and only a few photographs survive—her work has now become the focus of a renewed interest that is lifting her from obscurity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eA leading figure in the golden age of Neapolitan silent cinema, Elvira created some sixty feature films that, weaving the passions of popular drama with unflinching depictions of urban life, captivated audiences from Naples to the Little Italies of America. Undermined by Fascist censorship and family strife, she withdrew from filmmaking in 1930. Her name slipped into silence, and most of her work was lost. Today, 150 years after her birth, Elvira returns to center stage thanks to the efforts of scholars reclaiming her place in history and artists revisiting her legacy through new forms. Interlacing historical memory with contemporary rediscovery, Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence offers a living, prismatic portrait of a cinematic pioneer whose vision continues to resonate in the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e       \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid di Donatello 2026 - Shortlist, Best Italian Documentary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Nastri d’Argento 2026 - Finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 26° Festival del Cinema Europeo Lecce - Official Selection, Cinema \u0026amp; Realtà\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 6° Matera Film Festival - Official Selection, International Documentaries Competition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 46° Festival di Cinema e Donne di Firenze - Opening night film\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Festival dei Circoli di Cinema 2025 (FICC) - Winner, Best Documentary on Cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 43° edition of “Primo Piano sull’Autore - Festival Pianeta Donna” - Official Selection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 7° Visioni Verticali 2025 Festival del cinema di Potenza\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Chiayi International Art Doc Film festival - International premiere\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Jeonju International Film Festival - South Korea premiere\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Beijing International Film Festival - China premiere\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e     \u003c\/strong\u003e    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e           \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the filmmaker \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eOriginally from Rome, in 2013 Valerio co-founded Awen Films, a New York production house with which he has directed independent documentaries, news and editorial videos, and other projects. 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