Be Natural – Cinema under the Stars at Quercianella

From July 23rd to August 20th in the seaside town of Quercianella, the appointment with cinema under the stars is renewed. Five appointments for Be Natural, reflections of cinema and nature, a film festival that proposes works that explore the fragile and necessary link between the human race and the environment.

The festival, curated by Valentina P. Lombardi, aims to be an invitation to ecological awareness, to sensitize the public on sustainability and courage issues, through the images and the strength of the stories proposed.

This year too, the gardens of the historic Bagno Paolieri will be transformed into a cinema with free admission.

The event, organized in collaboration with the Municipality of Livorno, is supported by Crossover Sinergie per lo sviluppo, and in collaboration with Alfea Cinematografica, Cineclub Arsenale, Pro Loco Quercianella, restaurant Ai Paolieri and VPL Servizi di Cultura.

The initiative was presented this morning at Palazzo Comunale during a press conference attended by the Tourism Councilor of the Municipality of Livorno Rocco Garufo, the curator Valentina P. Lombardi, Valentina Vergani for Crossover Sinergie per lo sviluppo and Sergio Bargagliotti of Bagni Paolieri.

Here is the schedule:

THURSDAY JULY 23rd 9:15 PM:
Guest in video Giovanni Storti, actor, director, environmental educator
“Being There” by H. Ashby (1979, 1h 30’, USA)
Introduced by Marco Bruciati, teacher and cultural operator

THURSDAY JULY 30th 9:30 PM:
Guest in video Chiara Grasso, ethologist and journalist
“Flow – a world to save” by G. Zilbalodis (2024, 1h 25’, Latvia France Belgium)

THURSDAY AUGUST 6th 9:15 PM:
Opening: “48 degrees” (8’, ITA) by Andrea Di Iorio
“Woman at War” by Benedikt Erlingsson (2018, 1h 40’, Iceland France Ukraine)
Introduced by Claudia Pavoletti, jurist and cultural operator

THURSDAY AUGUST 13th 9:15 PM:
“Mary Poppins” by Robert Stevenson (1964)
Introduced by Valentina P. Lombardi, trainer, actress, writer

THURSDAY AUGUST 20th 9:15 PM:
Guests Jacopo Capanna, film producer and Valerio Groppa, director and screenwriter
“Grand Finale” by Groppa (2015, 22’, ITA)