produced
with SAG-AFTRA, WomenArts, NYWIFT, HerFlix, WOMEN INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS, and more -
VIVA VERDI and ROUND ROBIN
Film, Talkback, Networking, and REFRESHMENTS
Free Event
Saturday, March 28, starting at 3:30pm
@ SVA Theatre
333 West 23rd Street, NY, NY
For Women's History Month, the Women in the Arts & Media Coalition will celebrate Women Arts Day--in collaboration with our member organizations, including SAG-AFTRA, WomenArts, NYWIFT, and the School of Visual Arts BFA Film Department.
VIVA VERDI!
DIRECTED BY YVONNE RUSSO
VIVA VERDI! offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of the celebrated opera singers and musicians living out their “third act” at Milan’s Casa Verdi retirement home built in 1896 by the most influential Italian opera composer of the 19th century, Giuseppe Verdi. With aging bodies and timeless passion, these distinguished “guests of Verdi,” ranging in age from 77 to 103, prove age hasn’t dulled their love of music or relentless drive to create: They are still actively creating, performing and mentoring the 16 gifted music students from around the world who study and live among them.
ROUND ROBIN
written and directed by maria belafonte
In a world of sequins and smiles, Anna Legare (Michaela Boutros-Ghali), groomed for pageantry since childhood by her mother Patricia (Melora Hardin), grapples with a crushing truth: she'll never be enough for Patricia's dreams. Patricia, living vicariously, hopes Anna will achieve the unfulfilled future she once craved. Determined to make her daughter a star, Patricia plunges deeper into a toxic obsession, driving their relationship to a breaking point. As the story unfolds, we witness the agonizing eruption of this mother-daughter bond, leaving scars that shimmer in the harsh spotlight of ambition and desperation.
A talkback after the films will be with the Director and Producer of Viva Verdi,
Yvonne Russo (Director) and Christine La Monte (Producer).
After the films and talkback, there will be food, drink, and networking. The event is free, sponsored by the WAM Coalition and the participating organizations.
