Enjoy the local premiere of five recent Italian films and a program of short films at the 2025 Italian Film Festival USA of Phoenix. All films shown at the Scottsdale Public Library - Civic Center Auditorium, 3839 North Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale. Sponsored Arizona State University’s School of International Letters and Cultures; National Sponsor: Your Italian Passport; Cultural Partner: the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles.

Schedule Of events

April 12,2025

11:00 Am - High Stakes - La Scommessa

Director, Giovanni Dota, Comedy, 2024, 84 Min.
It's Ferragosto, The Mid-August Italian Holiday, In A Practically Deserted Hospital In Naples. Two Nurses, Angelo And Salvatore, Make A Bet. The Stakes Are High: The Winner Gets To Take Off Work During The Christmas Holiday. Anything Can Happen During The Night Shift! .

1:00 Pm - There’s Still Tomorrow - C’è Ancora Domani

Director, Paola Cortellesi, Drama, 2023, 118 Min.
In Post-War Rome, Delia Rises Above The Daily Challenges Of Family Life And Dreams For Her Daughter To One Day Have A Better Life. Delia Accepts Her Fate, Until One Day A Mysterious Letter Arrives. Come See Why This Film Is One Of The Top Box-Office Hits In Italian Cinematic History!

3:00 P - My Killer Buddy - Io E Il Secco

Director, Gianluca Santoni, Drama, 2024, 99 Min.
Denni Is A Ten-Year-Old Boy Who Is On A Mission: To Safe His Mother From His Father's Physical Abuse. Heis Too Small To Do It Alone, So He Decides To Hire A Professional Hit Man And Chooses Secco, Who Is Not A Criminal At All, But A Harmless Unemployed Father-To-Be In Need Of Money.

April 13,2025

11:00am - Short Film Program - Programma Di Cortometraggi
 
Comedy, Drama, 2024, 110 Min.
Seven Recent Films—L'acquario, Nina, Love And Chewing Gum, Ronzio, Il Taglio Di Jonas, Superbi And Il Giardino Delle Delizie—Are In Competition For Your Vote For Best
Short Film.

1:00 Pm - A World Apart - Un Mondo A Parte

Director, Riccardo Milani, Comedy, 2024, 112 Min.
After Years Of Teaching In Rome, A Primary Schoolteacher Moves To An Idyllic Village In The Heart Of The Abruzzo National Park. But Unwelcome News Arrives: The School Failed To Meet Its Enrollment Quota For The Next Year And Will Be Forced To Close. Thus Begins A Race Against Time To Save The School…Whatever It Takes!

3:00 Pm - Liliana

Director, Ruggero Gabbai, Documentary, 2024, 97 Min.

Liliana Segre Retraces Her Extraordinary Story, From Her Deportation To Auschwitz At The Age Of
Thirteen, To Her Nomination In 2018 To Senator For Life By President Of The Republic Sergio
Mattarella.

Date : April 12-13,2025

Location :Scottsdale Civic Center Library - 3839 N Drinkwater Boulevard Scottsdale, AZ 85251

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