USA Premiere FILM WITHDRAWN
SYNOPSIS
The Black Italian Renaissance is a mosaic of "cold-cases" on the life of black people during the Renaissance, all tied together by the spread of the geographic explorations that took place between the XV and the XVI century.
We will meet many characters that, in very different ways, left their mark on history. Their faces peek through the canvases of some of the greatest art works of their time. Their names are scattered among ancient ledgers in magnificent archives, lost among thousands of documents. What were their origins?
Seamlessly traveling through the stories of nobles, enslaved people, ambassadors, and knights, the documentary will uncover a new and unexpected perspective on how the Renaissance concept of "race" was different from the one we know today.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Upon graduation from the New York Film Academy, Cristian Di Mattia began writing and directing music videoclips, advertisements and short films. Over the years, he has directed documentaries for the most important television networks in Italy.
For Rai Cinema he directed the docu-films, “Il Condannato. Cronaca di un sequestro”, “1989. Cronache dal Muro di Berlino”, “La dannazione della sinistra. Cronache di una scissione”. He also directed several television programmes for Mediaset, Discovery Channel And Rai.
AWARDS & SCREENINGS
MASTER OF ART FILM FESTIVAL 2023
RapidLion - The South African International Film Festival 2023
Festival Internazionale del Cinema d'Arte di Asolo 2023
- Year2022
- Runtime1:29:25
- LanguageItalian, English
- CountryItaly
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorCristian Di Mattia
- ProducerFederico Riboldazzi, Sky, Tiwi
USA Premiere FILM WITHDRAWN
SYNOPSIS
The Black Italian Renaissance is a mosaic of "cold-cases" on the life of black people during the Renaissance, all tied together by the spread of the geographic explorations that took place between the XV and the XVI century.
We will meet many characters that, in very different ways, left their mark on history. Their faces peek through the canvases of some of the greatest art works of their time. Their names are scattered among ancient ledgers in magnificent archives, lost among thousands of documents. What were their origins?
Seamlessly traveling through the stories of nobles, enslaved people, ambassadors, and knights, the documentary will uncover a new and unexpected perspective on how the Renaissance concept of "race" was different from the one we know today.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Upon graduation from the New York Film Academy, Cristian Di Mattia began writing and directing music videoclips, advertisements and short films. Over the years, he has directed documentaries for the most important television networks in Italy.
For Rai Cinema he directed the docu-films, “Il Condannato. Cronaca di un sequestro”, “1989. Cronache dal Muro di Berlino”, “La dannazione della sinistra. Cronache di una scissione”. He also directed several television programmes for Mediaset, Discovery Channel And Rai.
AWARDS & SCREENINGS
MASTER OF ART FILM FESTIVAL 2023
RapidLion - The South African International Film Festival 2023
Festival Internazionale del Cinema d'Arte di Asolo 2023
- Year2022
- Runtime1:29:25
- LanguageItalian, English
- CountryItaly
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorCristian Di Mattia
- ProducerFederico Riboldazzi, Sky, Tiwi