by InTrieste
Launching on March 6, 2024, “MOVIEUNITS” kicks off, a roving cinematic showcase, free and open to all, offering the screening of twelve films at various locations in Trieste, with two special events also in Gorizia and Portogruaro.
The showcase, in collaboration with the University Departments and the Trieste Film House association, is made possible with contributions from the FVG Region and the Municipality of Trieste, in partnership with ERPAC FVG. The program is curated by Massimiliano Spanu, professor of Film History at the Department of Humanities at UniTS, and Daniele Terzoli.
The titles, inspired by UniTS Departments, offer reflections on contemporary themes: the climate crisis, artificial intelligence, robotics, the evolving world of work, memory and archives, cloning, genetic engineering, financial paradoxes, migratory phenomena, space challenges, dreams, and anxieties of new generations in the era of the Anthropocene. Following the classic cineforum format designed for active participation from students and the public, each screening will be introduced by a professor for a scientific perspective on the reality of the future.
Program:
March 6, 8:30 PM Revoltella Museum Auditorium, 27 Diaz Street, Trieste “UMBERTO ECO – THE LIBRARY OF THE WORLD” by Davide Ferrario Introduction by Sergia Adamo, Department of Humanities
March 20, 8:30 PM Revoltella Museum Auditorium, 27 Diaz Street, Trieste “HER” by Spike Jonze, USA, 2013, 126 mins Original version, Italian subtitles Introduction by Luca Bortolussi, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Geosciences
March 27, 8:30 PM Revoltella Museum Auditorium, 27 Diaz Street, Trieste “AFTER WORK” by Erik Gandini Introduction by Roberta Nunin, Department of Legal Sciences, Language, Interpretation, and Translation
April 10, 8:30 PM Miela Theater, 3 Duca degli Abruzzi Square, Trieste “NEVER LET ME GO” by Mark Romanek Original version, Italian subtitles Introduction by Serena Zacchigna, Clinical Department of Medical, Surgical, and Health Sciences
April 11, 4:30 PM Portogruaro Campus, 34 Seminario Street, Portogruaro (VE) “FUTURA” by Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi, Alice Rohrwacher Introduction by Marco Ius, Elisabetta Madriz, and Anna Zenarolla Department of Humanities (Education Sciences)
April 17, 8:30 PM Kinemax, 4 Vittoria Square, Gorizia “TRIESTE BY NIGHT” by Matteo Calore, Stefano Collizzolli, Andrea Segre Introduction by Federico Donelli, Cesare La Mantia, and Pietro Neglie Department of Political and Social Sciences (International and Diplomatic Sciences)
May 8, 8:30 PM Franca and Franco Basaglia Little Theater, 13 Weiss Street, Trieste “ANTHROPOCENE” by Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, Nicholas de Pencier Original version, Italian subtitles Introduction by Pierluigi Barbieri, Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
May 22, 8:30 PM Franca and Franco Basaglia Little Theater, 13 Weiss Street, Trieste “GENESIS 2.0” by Christian Frei, Maxim Arbugaev Original version, Italian subtitles Introduction by Marco Gerdol, Department of Life Sciences
May 29, 8:30 PM Franca and Franco Basaglia Little Theater, 13 Weiss Street, Trieste “THE BIG SHORT” by Adam McKay Original version, Italian subtitles Introduction by Alberto Dreassi, Department of Economic, Business, Mathematical, and Statistical Sciences
June 5, 9:00 PM Franca and Franco Basaglia Little Theater, 13 Weiss Street, Trieste “IN SEARCH OF EUROPA” by Alessandro Scillitani Introduction by Patrick Karlsen and Teresa Tonchia, Department of Political and Social Sciences
June 19, 9:00 PM Muzio de Tommasini Public Garden, 2 Giulia Street, Trieste “EX MACHINA” by Alex Garland Original version, Italian subtitles Introduction by Paolo Gallina, Department of Engineering and Architecture
June 26, 9:00 PM University of Trieste, 1 Europa Square, Trieste “HIDDEN FIGURES” by Theodore Melfi Introduction by Francesco Longo, Department of Physics
