September 24 – 29, 2024
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington is glad to announce the 13th edition of the Richmond International Film Festival this fall, where Italy will present with the following movies:
- The Dream of the Blue Shepherds (Il Sogno dei Pastori) (more info)
- The Last Stop Before Chocolate Mountain (more info)
The festival is a six-day kermesse dedicated to cutting edge film & music, discussion panels and special events, all held in the beautiful and historic city of Richmond, in Virginia.
For more information please visit the event’s web page here: www.rvafilmfestival.com
THE DREAM OF THE BLUE SHEPHERDS
Directed by Tomaso Mannoni (2022, 91 min)
Ignazio, a shepherd from generation to generation, lives with his sister Antonietta in the family farmhouse in Barbagia. A new disease, “blue tongue disease” and the collapse of the price of milk, threaten their future and that of other local shepherds. To save themselves, the shepherds’ association organizes a strike to request financial aid from the State. One day, a mysterious stranger named Andrea arrives in town looking for accommodation. Ignazio then decides to host him for the night. Andrea, touched by the difficult situation in which the shepherds find themselves, proposes a new solution: launch a crowdfunding campaign..
THE LAST STOP BEFORE CHOCOLATE MOUNTAIN
Directed by Susanna Della Sala (2023, 93 min)
Amid the harsh Californian desert and on the shores of a toxic lake lies a land that time forgot: Bombay Beach. This once-abandoned town is now home to a small eclectic community where art heals people in the most unexpected ways. A British matriarch, a retired bank robber, an evicted artist from LA and an Italian prince open the doors to a magical land, a living theater, perhaps a way to an alternative life.