Manuela Ventura

Lo Scuru (2026)

A young man's odyssey to erase his pain and nightmares leads him to question his schizophrenia diagnosis. He seeks answers in Sicily, where spirits and curses still evoke fear among locals. ...

Mascaria (2024)

The Braid (2023)

India. Smita is an untouchable. She dreams of seeing her daughter escape her miserable condition and enter school. Italy. Giulia works in her father's workshop. When he has an accident, she discovers that the family business is ruined. Canada. Sarah, a suc ...

The Girl From Tomorrow (2023)

It's 1965 and Lia, a spirited young woman living in a small Sicilian town, is initially attracted to Lorenzo, the son of the most prominent (and possibly Mafia-tied) local family. His possessiveness eventually repels her. But soon after, he appears with hi ...

A Breath of Fresh Air (2022)

Two proud and estranged brothers, a disputed inheritance and a past that comes back. When he hears about the passing of his father - whom he has not seen in many years - Salvo returns to his native Sicily. He intends to convince his brother Lillo to sell t ...

Caught by a Wave (2021)

A summer fling born under the Sicilian sun quickly develops into a heartbreaking love story that forces a boy and girl to grow up too quickly. ...

Cetto c'è, senzadubbiamente (2019)

Cetto la Qualunque, having set aside all political ambition, is now nothing more than an entrepreneur. But the news of the worsening condition of his aunt leads him to return to Italy, where something from his past will be revealed and, "doubtlessly," all ...

Before the Night (2018)

The life and times of Pippo Fava, a Sicilian journalist who fought the Mafia through his local newspaper in the '70s and early '80s, meeting an untimely end. ...

Rocco Chinnici: May Your Kiss Lie Lightly On My Head (2018)

An Italian magistrate leads a crusade against organized crime which ultimately costs him his life in this biopic told through his daughter's eyes. ...

Ninna nanna (2017)

Where Am I Going? (2016)

Checco is 39 and lived his entire life with his parents. He loves his job where he does nothing the whole day, until something happens that will change his behavior and his life forever... ...

Black Souls (2014)

A former narcotics smuggler, now living peaceably in the Calabrian hills, is drawn back into his family's drug-trade dynasty by his impetuous teenage son. ...

Life Is a Wonderful Thing (2010)

A policeman who spies on the lives of others, an important banker married to a housewife who poses as a noblewoman. A precarious young masseuse and an electrician madly in love. Very different lives that end up intertwining. But also extremely complicated ...

L'uomo risacca (2000)

From a poem of Gabriele Frasca. ...

I Wanted Pants (1990)

Annetta, of Sicilian origins, is annoyed by the different treatments and freedoms reserved for men and women. Because of her rebellious attitude, the girl is locked up in the house of her relatives where she suffers an attempt of violence by her uncle. Aft ...