Donne di Mafia mini film festival

We’ve heard of the Cannes or Venice Film Festival, but this mini celebration of women in Italian mafia movies? While that might not be on your radar yet, listen up. This two-day festival, which focuses on the role, presence and agency of women in this iconic genre of movies, promises to be an eye-opening event. The programme consists of four feature films (including ‘Burning Hearts’ and ‘Nevia’), all showcasing the impact these often passive female characters have on shaping the stories, and there’ll be a panel of experts to answer your questions. Director Francesco Munzi (behind ‘Black Souls’ and ‘Futura’) will speak alongside journalists such as Clare Longrigg (deputy editor of the Guardian’s Long Read section) and academics like Gaetana Marrone (professor of French and Italian at Princeton). Think the mafia is a man’s world? Think again.