Spettacolo – TMVFF Dinner and Movie 5:00

Dirs. Jeff Malmberg and Christina Shellen | Documentary | U.S.A. / Italy | 2017 | 89 min. Italian, with English subtitles

This is the true story of a tiny Tuscan town that confronts its issues by turning them into a play. For fifty years, the villagers have transformed their piazza into a stage, taking on roles of themselves in an alternate, theatrical reality in which they discuss their difficulties and explore solutions. Filming entirely in Italy, MVFF alumnus Jeff Malmberg (Marwencol) weaves present-day vérité footage with 46 years of archival film and photographs. As in a novel, every chapter functions as a puzzle piece, filling in the details of each character, illuminating hidden facets, and finally telling a story about the importance of culture, community, and everything we leave behind as we move forward.

“Lovely and elegiac.” – Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter

Members $5  /  General Admission $10 *NEW THIS YEAR* couch seats are available for a $5 upgrade Work on Martha’s Vineyard? An Island workers discount is also available

Thank you to the screening sponsor The Back Porch Larder