Federico Micali

A collective movie to tell a year of history, 2020. A city like no one had ever seen: Florence during the lockdown due to Covid told by those who lived it.

This is the story of 3 friends, destined to lose and find each other over and over again. More importantly, this is the (true) story of a film theatre in Florence, The Universale, which was a cultural landmark in the city between the '60s and the '80s. It was a theater of its own kind, bringing together intellectuals, students, as well as the people from San Frediano, a well-known working-class Quartiere. Such unusual mixture among the cinema-goers also produced a sort of creative chaos, which is explored through the eyes of Tommaso, the projectionist's son.

Cloe is a six-year-old girl with a great passion: Spiderman! And for the first day of school she could only choose the folder of her favorite character. But why when she shows off her new backpack, does everyone tell her that "it's for boys"? Chloe's journey begins with the discovery that there is a universe for males and another for females.

The incredible story of the Isolotto Community in Florence, from the protests of ’68 to global media attention, featuring rare archive documents