IT CAN'T ALWAYS BE SUMMER

NON PUÒ ESSERE SEMPRE ESTATE

By Margherita PANIZON, Sabrina IANNUCCI

PARALLELO 41 PRODUZIONI - as PROD

Female director - Completed 2017

“It can’t always be summer" is a documentary that examines the development of a group of teenage kids
from the outskirts of Naples and their involvement in a theatre group.

Festivals
& Awards

Extra Doc Festival 2018
Prize
Annecy Cinema Italien 2018
Shorts International Film Festival 2018
Festival du nouveau cinema italien, 2018
Viva il Cinema!, Tours 2019
Via Emilia Doc Fest 2020
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Female director, True Story, Documentary
    • Countries
    • ITALY
    • Duration
    • 62 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Margherita PANIZON, Sabrina IANNUCCI
    • Producer(s)
    • Antonella DI NOCERA (PARALLELO 41 PRODUZIONI), - - (ARCI MOVIE), - - (Fondazione Eduardo De Filippo)
    • Synopsis
    • Chiara Stella, Domenico and Alessio are all 15 years old and every Monday they go to theatre classes at the
      Centro Asterix, a recreational space with a small theatre, located in San Giovanni in Teduccio, a district in the
      eastern suburbs of Naples. The three are from neighbouring areas: Ponticelli, Barra and San Giovanni itself.
      They are involved in rehearsals for a production of Vincenzo De Pretore, a play by Eduardo De Filippo. Nicola,
      the director of the show, has suggested this text for a particular reason: it reflects the lives of many of the
      kids and depicts the kinds of situations they are faced with daily.
      The film closely follows the relationships between the children and their teachers; Nicola encourages the
      children to look into themselves and find ways of facing life with a conscious and above all calm approach.
      The stories, the needs and personalities of Chiara Stella, Domenico and Alessio emerge through crises,
      successes and reflection; they open up to each other thanks to the methods and direction of Nicola and
      through improvisation on the stage. The theatre thus becomes a space for discussion and self-analysis. With
      their eminent stage debut, our actors will succeed in breaking through their inner barriers and will emerge
      recounting their discoveries.