The fourth edition of the Magna Graecia Experience, the review conceived by Alessandro and Gianvito Casadonte, with the support of Ministry of Culture, Calabria Film Commission and Municipality of Soveratowhich involved the public of the youngest, at the Municipal Theater of Soverato, in a cycle of projections and meetings dedicated to the experiences and professionalism that revolve around the world of cinema. An opportunity for comparison on themes close to the new generations and who, thanks to the testimony of those who work behind the set, offered them important food for thought away from school desks.
A story of friendship and emancipation set against a background of a Calabria from the 1940s, still linked to the models of the past: this was the narrative focus of “My place is here“, Film directed by Daniela Porto and Cristiano Bortone who, with a realistic cut, tells the roots and the dream of a different life in our community. To talk about it with the boys, the protagonist Marco Leonardi who has chosen to be part of this project, making available his long experience as an actor who began as the unforgettable “Totò” of Nuovo Cinema Paradiso and also continued on the set of great international directors such as Robert Rodriguez and Abel Ferrara.
“Being with the boys is always an experience capable of enriching me,” commented the last guest of the MG Experience. “I was struck by the considerations that came from young people, many of them had read the book from which the film is taken and I am happy with how they understood the strong message to the base. Sharing these themes can really help our boys to understand deeply the sense of friendship, the importance of help for the neighbor and the courage in contrasting all forms of prejudice”. Finally, Marco Leonardi was awarded with a recognition by GB Spadafora.
A special thanks for the positive experience, lived in these days, has come from students and teachers of the upper schools of the second degree of Soverato involved: IIS “Guarasci-Calabretta”, “Malafarina” Technical Technical Institute, Professional State Institute for Food and Wine and Hospitality of the hotel, Paritarian Institute Maria Ausiliatrice and School Don Bosco.
