Synopsis

​ The Mancuso family, a small experimental troupe performing traditional puppet theater in Sicily. Carmelo, the son, lives in a place full of fantastical imagination. He imitates his father's voice and performs poems he has heard countless times. He has a mysterious knack for bringing puppets to life. His eyes shine in a world of tales of love, war, and eternal regression told by untrimmed wood chips. This is the story of how a young man with tremendous knowledge and at the beginning of his life is moving toward his future.

Program Note

​ The Mancuso family operates Puppets' Opera, a traditional Sicilian puppet theatre. Carmelo, the son of a puppeteer, spends his days playing with old dolls in the dusty theatre. Using different voices, he leads an imaginary puppet show, transforming into a king, a general, and a knight. This movie portrays a captivating Sicilian doll that is beautiful, strange, and fascinating. Embodying the innocence of childhood, the film offers a heartwarming 'puppetry Paradiso' experience that will move the audience deeply. (Kim Song-hee)

Director

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  • Miriam Cossu Sparagano Ferraye
  • Miriam Cossu Sparagano Ferraye graduated at the Bologna University. In 2017, during the first year of her master's degree, she studies at the Ethnographic Film School in Monselice and participates as Vamers in the Multisensory Video Alphabetization workshops ideated by the director R. Bisatti. In 2018, she returned to Palermo to further her film studies by enrolling in the Documentary course at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - CSC - National School of Cinema.