LA CHANSON D’AIDA – THE SONG OF AIDA
Giovanni Princigalli | Canada, Italy, 2023 | 98 min. | Romani with English subtitles
MONDAY, 20.05. | 7 pm
De France, Saal 1 | TICKETS
International premiere
In 2002, Giovanni Princigalli first met Aida’s family, who lived in their isolated Roma community on the outskirts of Bari. Aida was still a teenager at the time and dreamed of a career as a model and singer and of a better life outside the camp. Twenty years later, she is a mother and wife. Neglected by her husband, she suffers from depression and wants to get a divorce, which leads to a conflict with her family.
LA CHANSON D’AIDA explores 20 years of Aida’s struggle for emancipation, independence, and a better life. Through her story, the film offers a close insight into an Italian Roma community affected by persistent poverty, prejudice and marginalisation.
Director: Giovanni Princigalli
Cinematography: Enzo Canta, Francesco De Napoli
Editing: Emma Bertin
Sound: Corrado Riccomini, Enzo Canta
Production: Héros Fragiles
SCREENINGS AND AWARDS
Bari International Film & TV Festival
BIOGRAPHY
Giovanni Princigalli is an Italian and Canadian citizen. In 2006 he obtained a Master in Cinema in Montreal. After that he was a movie editor for the Italo-Canadians filmmakers: Paul Tana and Bruno Ramirez.In 2007 he funded his company “Heros fragiles” and worked in Africa, Cuba, the Italian community in Canada and in the gipsy community in Italy. In 2012 he was a member of the international jury at the festival Vues d’Afrique of Montreal.
