Zita Sempri | Stefania Spampinato's Poetic Tribute to Mothers & Sicily

A love letter dedicated to the women who paved the way for their daughters to live differently.

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Zita Sempri (Always be a girlfriend)
Dir. Stefania Spampinato

A gorgeous love letter to the woman who raised her and set in her beloved Sicily, Zita Sempri, which means “always be a girlfriend” is Stefania Spampinato’s heartfelt and deeply personal exploration of womanhood and loss. A poetic journey through a series of handwritten letters between mother and daughter, in the early 2000s, Spampinato’s film transcends words on paper, offering a profound understanding of the female experience and the gravity with which burdens of their gender have placed on personal dreams. - S/W Curator, Chelsea Lupkin

FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com..../2024/04/24/zita-sem

CREDITS

Created & directed by
Stefania Spampinato

Screenplay by
Fabrizio Muscia & Meghann Plunkett

Producers
Isabella Mastrodicasa
Fabrizio Muscia

Co-Producers
Leco Moura
Federica Sosso

CAST:
Gaia Nardozza (Stefania)
Nicole Adamo (Young Stefania)
Marilena Ciccazzo (Lorenza)
Daniela Spampinato (Lorenza’s Voice)
Stefania Spampinato (Stefania’s Voice)

Director of Photography
Leco Moura

Editor
Valentina Mariani

1st AD
Clelia Parisi

Gaffer
Danilo Cutello

Key Grip
Davide Alescio

Costume Designer
Lola Rella

Production Designer
Paolo di Benedetto

Make Up Artist
Veronica Buscema

Mixer / Boom
Andrea Giaccone

PA#1
Cecilia Boncoraglio

1st AC
Danilo Pitrelli

2nd AC
Marco Valerio Carrara

Seamstress
Teresa Iacono

Assistant Costume
Clara Diana

Art PA
Francesco Spampinato

Medical /Covid Test
Eleonora Di Guardo

INSERIRE CREDITI LASER FILM

Assistant Editor
Giorgio Conti

Titles created by
Chen Li

Sound Designer
Pierpaolo Pantano - Anzelotti Digital

Music Recording & Additional Music by
Jean Charnaux

Music Supervisor
Leco Moura

Recording Studio
Carolina Studio Rio de Janeiro

MUSIC

"Regreso del Pastor"- Shaver Hector Roberto, Warner Chappell Music Inc
“Cu Ti Lu Dissi” di Rosa Balistreri- licensed by Musica del Sud

and with

Stefania’s Father Young
Alfonso Adamo
Stefania’s Father
Peppino Puglisi

Adult Dancers:Salvatore Piramide,Sofia Minauda,Marco Modica,Carla Cerruto,Lucia Bruno

Young Dancers:Miriam Monopoli,Serena Puglisi,Vittoria Vindigni

Theater Audience:Gianluca Monopoli,Maria Elena, MissaleLeandro Giurdanella,Eleonora Di Guardo,Daniela Baglieri,Elisa Celeste,Rosalba Assenza,Giovanni Giannone,Raffaele Napolitano,Barbara MichelerioConcetta Garaffa,Ludovica Cassarino,Orazio Occhipinti,Antonino Celestra

Fishermen:Angelo Sipala,Giuseppe Firullo,Sofian Taipi,Enzo Campailla,Simona Trombetta

Grandparents:Pietro Azzarelli, Grazia Sigona

Kids at the Fish Market: Sofia & Viola Cappello

Mother at the Fish Market: Debora Cavarra

Fish Market Woman Voice: Chiara Albo

THE PRODUCERS WISH TO THANK

Comune Di Modica Assessorato alla Cultura
Salvatore Spampinato
Leandro Giordanella
Peppino Puglisi
Daniele Spadola a l’Istituto Salesiani
Deborah Olivetti
Avv. Gianmaria Le Metre - Studio Legale d'Ammassa & Partners, Italy
Matt Wallerstein - Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof + Fishman LLP
Giuseppe Savà e tutto il Comune e Assessorato alla Cultura di Scicli
Suore Carmelitane missionarie di Santa Teresa di Gesù Bambino di Sampieri
Lorenza Rizzone e l’Hotel Principe d'Aragona
Bottega Sicula di Modica

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