Dear Silvestro

Directed by

Nico Cirasola

21 March
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10:00
Free Entry

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DIRECTOR:

Nico Cirasola

RUNNING TIME:

13 minutes

CAST:

Rosa Nettis, Tommaso Lillo, Leonardo Silvestro Buttiglione, Matteo Enea Cirasola, Andrea Cirasola, Sofia Eliana Cirasola

COUNTRY:

Italy

YEAR OF PRODUCTION:

2025

The documentary retraces the journey that led the Stallone family to leave Gioia del Colle in pursuit of a chance for a better life in America. The narrative weaves together daily life in early 20th-century Southern Italy (poverty, farm work, emigration) with the difficulties encountered upon arrival in the United States: the linguistic and cultural shock, menial jobs, the network of Italian communities, and discrimination.

The narrative links that past to the present through the figure of Sylvester Stallone, a symbol of an extraordinary individual and collective journey.