L’ultima spiaggia di Palermo

IT/DE 2018, 18 min

Italian

synopsis

The sea is felt, presumed, but is nowhere to be seen. Nor does it wish to be seen. The story of Palermo’s complicated relationship with its sea, a vital space in the life of Palermitans, and yet denied throughout the city’s history. It focuses on the characters that breathe life into the last remaining bathing beach in the city center, Porticciolo Sant’Erasmo.

The Last Beach of Palermo came about as part of the Creative Curious Travellers artistic residence to which I was selected in the summer of 2017. It took place in Palermo during the Manifesta 12.

director’s statement

I wrote in detail about my experiencing making the film on my blog entry: notes on the last beach of palermo.

crew

with Piero, Elio, Gino, Roberto Alajmo, Cristina Alga, Elena Bellantoni, Letizia Battaglia

directed by João Pedro Prado

written by: João Pedro Prado, Bia Krieger, Elena Mazzoni Wagner

cinematography: João Pedro Prado

editing: Bia Krieger

producers: Elena Mazzoni Wagner, João Pedro Prado, Marcelo Meucci Andreatini

sound recording & translation: Marcelo Meucci Andreatini

music: Etta Scollo

production assistants: Alessio Clicio, Danilo Salvo

festivals

Festa del Cinema del Mare
*Best Short Film Award*
Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy

Strano Film Festival
Capestrano, Italy

Suburbinale
Groß Enzensdorf, Austria

Betina Film Festival
Betina, Croatia

Cinema e Ambiente
Avezzano, Italy

Mediterranean Film Festival
Fontane Bianche, Italy

Sandalia Sustainability Film Festival
several cities of Sardegna, Italy