Directed by Oscar winner Gabriele Salvatores, “Italy in a Day” captures, as the title suggests, a day in the lives of ordinary s - specifically October 26, 2013 - from midnight to midnight.
The social filmmaking project was announced last October, when Salvatores, who won an Academy Award for best foreign language movie in 1991 for “Mediterraneo”, invited s to submit footage of their lives. More than 2,200 hours of images were submitted by over 40,000 people.
The result is an 84-minute film stitching together micro-moments in the lives of 600 ordinary citizens, all filmed on October 26, 2013.
“The thousands of videos I received gave me the image of a country that is suffering with dignity, and that is hopeful toward the future,” Salvatores said. “There is a sense of ‘tenderness’ toward life, toward humanity, which I found positive, as far as I’m concerned.”
The film, which is co-produced by Ridley Scott, premiered at the Venice Film Festival and will be screened at select theaters throughout Italy on September 23. It will then .
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