Yet, in writer-director Jonas Carpignano's A Ciambra, mobility and freedom do not coincide. 2018 Oscar Nominations: The Shape of Water Leads Field. At Film Independent, we recognize that theatrical screenings provide the ideal experience for viewing Spirit Award-nominated films. This year our free, exc. Plot: In A CIAMBRA, a small Romani community in Calabria, Pio Amato is desperate to grow up fast. At 14, he drinks, smokes and is one of the few to easily slide between the region's factions - the local Italians, the African refugees and his fellow Romani. Pio follows his older brother Cosimo everywhere, learning the necessary skills for life on the streets of their hometown. When Cosimo disappears and things start to go wrong, Pio sets out to prove he's ready to step into his big brother's shoes but soon finds himself faced with an impossible decision that will show if he is truly ready to become a man. In A CIAMBRA, a small Romani community in Calabria, Pio Amato is desperate to grow up fast. At 14, he drinks, smokes and is one of the few to easily slide between the region's factions - the local Italians, the African refugees and his fellow Romani. Pio follows his older brother Cosimo everywhere, learning the necessary skills for life on the streets of their hometown. When Cosimo disappears and things start to go wrong, Pio sets out to prove he's ready to step into his big brother's shoes but soon finds himself faced with an impossible decision that will show if he is truly ready to become a man. 28th STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. DAY 3, NOV 10th 2017. 'A Ciambra' (2017) premiered in Sweden at the festival on Nov 8th. A soundtrack and score vibrating with the power of life. An authenticity rarely seen and felt. Friendship, dreams and desperation. The second feature by Italian-American writer-director Jonas Carpignano, 'A Ciambra' (2017) is shot with amateur Romani actors, more or less portraying themselves. In 2014, he made a 16 minutes short with the same title and main character/actor, depicting one night in his life..
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