World Premiere
Alberi
Special Screenings
| Italy, Germany | 28 MINUTES | (none)Documentary
Wrapping the audience in waves of sound, Alberi takes us on a circular journey through the countryside of Southern Italy, to the village of Satriano. Historically, men of the town would cover themselves with ivy, transforming into strange, ghost-like walking trees. This ancestral arboreal rite, nearly forgotten as newer generations gradually lost interest, celebrated the connection between man and nature while costuming the men for Carnevale. In a triumphant reclamation of the old ways, director Michelangelo Frammartino (Le quattro volte) captures the majesty of this ceremony via his singular cinematic artistry. This dynamic installation is both a mesmerizing homage to nature and breathtaking union of sound and image.
In collaboration with: Rai Cinema, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Sensi Cinema, Sensi contemporanei, Azienda di Promozione Territoriale Regione Basilicata, Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg
Wiith the support of: Ente Parco dell’Appennino Lucano – Val d’Agri – Lagonegrese, Lucana Film Commission, Comune di Armento, Comune di Satriano di Lucania
Work recognized of cultural interest by Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali Direzione Generale per il Cinema
This project supports Matera 2019. Candidate city European capital of culture
Alberi will run as an installation in the VW Dome at MoMA PS1 and will be free and open to the public from April 18 through the end of the festival (excluding Sundays).
In collaboration with: Rai Cinema, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Sensi Cinema, Sensi contemporanei, Azienda di Promozione Territoriale Regione Basilicata, Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg
Wiith the support of: Ente Parco dell’Appennino Lucano – Val d’Agri – Lagonegrese, Lucana Film Commission, Comune di Armento, Comune di Satriano di Lucania
Work recognized of cultural interest by Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali Direzione Generale per il Cinema
This project supports Matera 2019. Candidate city European capital of culture
Alberi will run as an installation in the VW Dome at MoMA PS1 and will be free and open to the public from April 18 through the end of the festival (excluding Sundays).
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Michelangelo Frammartino
MICHELANGELO FRAMMARTINO, born in Milan in 1968, is a video and installation artist widely recognized for his blending of technology and art. He has taught at Civica Scuola del Cinema and the University of Bergamo. His second feature, Le quattro volte, won the Europa Cinema Award at Cannes in 2010 and has screened in more than forty countries.
Director
Michelangelo Frammartino
Producer
Marta Donzelli and Gregorio Paonessa for Vivo film and Philippe Bober for Essential Filmproduktion
Editor
Benni Atria
Cinematographer
Ita Zbroniec-Zajt
Executive Producer
Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa for Vivo film
Co-Producer
Federica Maria Bianchi for Snaporazverein and Elda Guidinetti and Andres Pfaeffli for ventura film
Set Designer and Costume
Gabriella Maiolo
Sound Men
Paolo Benvenuti and Simone Paolo Olivero
Sound Editor
Benni Atria
Sound Designer
Ansgar Frerich
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Phone: 212 246 2977
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Sally Fischer Public Relations
New York, 10019
Phone: 212 246 2977
Virginia@sallyfischerpr.com
* Rush Tickets available at venue except for
Beacon Theatre
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The Rush system functions as a standby line that will form at the venue approximately one hour prior to scheduled start time. Admittance is based on availability and will begin roughly 10 minutes prior to program start time. Rush Tickets are the same price as advance tickets and are payable upon entry.
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