WEDNESDAY 19 NOV – H 18:00 – ROOM 1

METTI CHE PIOVE Against Gender-Based Violence
ITALY – 2025 – color – 49’

Cinema Project for Schools: NEMESI -Fimmene Fimmene

Direction: Giuseppe Pezzulla
Screenplay: Mariagrazia Carulli, Giuseppe Pezzulla
Cinematography: Francesco Luperto
Editing: Silvia Gatto, Melania Verardo
Original musics: Sud Sound System
Live sound: Michele Leucci
Animazioni, VFX: Silvia Gatto
With: students, teachers and staff from Ist. Falcone, special guest Nando Popu
Production: Istituto “G. Falcone”–Copertino

Synopsis
The G. Falcone High School was cut off from the city when a flash flood hits on March 8 — the very day that the school had planned an event featuring the screening of four short documentaries produced by the students to celebrate four great women from the Salento area. Since the emergency is certain to last beyond school hours, the headmistress, with a touch of genius, decides to transform the event into a female talent show open to all disciplines: music, art, literature, acting, and even the more spectacular aspects of subjects like science and mathematics. The plot is tied together by the story of Melissa and Vittorio, where his jealousy towards his classmate and girlfriend, the star of the event, will consume him. On the sidelines are the stories of the other characters: the talent show judges and a peculiar educational figure who will pose as Vittorio’s mentor and turning point of his life. These parallel narratives will be the pretext for exploring the many cultural and social aspects concerning women’s issues: cultural heritage, gender stereotypes, inclusivity, family, social expectations, emerging talent, and much more.

director’s statement
“Metti che piove was born from an idea that arose after a series of floods had hit the Salento area. Images of flooded streets and countryside inspired us to imagine that over 500 students from a school — along with teachers and staff — might find them selves trapped inside the institute for an entire day until evening. I really liked the idea of telling the story of an entire day, shot over fifteen days on set, using the same costumes, the same makeup, and the same actors throughout; it was a challenge that we wanted to win, especially since we were working with non-professional actors. We involved the entire school, not only on an acting level but also on the technical side as some students worked behind the camera while others focused on choreography, set design, and costumes. We essentially created real film workshops within a school. It was an extraordinary and unique experience.”