Zita Sempri | Stefania Spampinato’s Poetic Tribute to Mothers & Sicily

A love letter dedicated to the women who paved the way for their daughters to live differently. ▶️ WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: Zita Sempri (Always be a girlfriend) Dir. Stefania Spampinato A gorgeous love letter to the woman who raised her and set in her beloved Sicily, Zita Sempri, which means “always be a girlfriend” is Stefania Spampinato’s heartfelt and deeply personal exploration of womanhood and loss. A poetic journey through a series of handwritten letters between mother and daughter, in the early 2000s, Spampinato’s film transcends words on paper, offering a profound understanding of the female experience and the gravity with which burdens of their gender have placed on personal dreams. - S/W Curator, Chelsea Lupkin FULL REVIEW: CREDITS Created & directed by Stefania Spampinato Screenplay by Fabrizio Muscia & Meghann Plunkett Producers Isabella Mastrodicasa Fabrizio Muscia Co-Producers Leco Moura Federica Sosso CAST: Gaia Nardozza (Stefania) Nicole Adamo (Young Stefania) Marilena Ciccazzo (Lorenza) Daniela Spampinato (Lorenza’s Voice) Stefania Spampinato (Stefania’s Voice) Director of Photography Leco Moura Editor Valentina Mariani 1st AD Clelia Parisi Gaffer Danilo Cutello Key Grip Davide Alescio Costume Designer Lola Rella Production Designer Paolo di Benedetto Make Up Artist Veronica Buscema Mixer / Boom Andrea Giaccone PA#1 Cecilia Boncoraglio 1st AC Danilo Pitrelli 2nd AC Marco Valerio Carrara Seamstress Teresa Iacono Assistant Costume Clara Diana Art PA Francesco Spampinato Medical /Covid Test Eleonora Di Guardo INSERIRE CREDITI LASER FILM Assistant Editor Giorgio Conti Titles created by Chen Li Sound Designer Pierpaolo Pantano - Anzelotti Digital Music Recording & Additional Music by Jean Charnaux Music Supervisor Leco Moura Recording Studio Carolina Studio Rio de Janeiro MUSIC “Regreso del Pastor“- Shaver Hector Roberto, Warner Chappell Music Inc “Cu Ti Lu Dissi” di Rosa Balistreri- licensed by Musica del Sud and with Stefania’s Father Young Alfonso Adamo Stefania’s Father Peppino Puglisi Adult Dancers:Salvatore Piramide,Sofia Minauda,Marco Modica,Carla Cerruto,Lucia Bruno Young Dancers:Miriam Monopoli,Serena Puglisi,Vittoria Vindigni Theater Audience:Gianluca Monopoli,Maria Elena, MissaleLeandro Giurdanella,Eleonora Di Guardo,Daniela Baglieri,Elisa Celeste,Rosalba Assenza,Giovanni Giannone,Raffaele Napolitano,Barbara MichelerioConcetta Garaffa,Ludovica Cassarino,Orazio Occhipinti,Antonino Celestra Fishermen:Angelo Sipala,Giuseppe Firullo,Sofian Taipi,Enzo Campailla,Simona Trombetta Grandparents:Pietro Azzarelli, Grazia Sigona Kids at the Fish Market: Sofia & Viola Cappello Mother at the Fish Market: Debora Cavarra Fish Market Woman Voice: Chiara Albo THE PRODUCERS WISH TO THANK Comune Di Modica Assessorato alla Cultura Salvatore Spampinato Leandro Giordanella Peppino Puglisi Daniele Spadola a l’Istituto Salesiani Deborah Olivetti Avv. Gianmaria Le Metre - Studio Legale d’Ammassa & Partners, Italy Matt Wallerstein - Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof Fishman LLP Giuseppe Savà e tutto il Comune e Assessorato alla Cultura di Scicli Suore Carmelitane missionarie di Santa Teresa di Gesù Bambino di Sampieri Lorenza Rizzone e l’Hotel Principe d’Aragona Bottega Sicula di Modica Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.