Private Project

In Her Shoes

An upside-down world where women are in power and men look after the family. Domenico retells his story to his daughter starting with a tender memory. In a letter he re-lives the joys of her birth, her childhood, the dreams of a happy family, but also of the painful sacrifices of a father and husband, sacrifices that suffocated his real aspirations and desires.
Using found footage, In Her Shoes rewrites History: men united in a liberation movement. The images from our past no longer tell of who we were, but create a challenge. What would men have done if they found themselves in women’s shoes? Would they have united to make their voices heard? And would the women have just looked on or would they have become aware of their privileges?

  • Maria Iovine
    Director
  • Maria Iovine
    Writer
  • Silvestro Maccariello (collaboration)
    Writer
  • AAMOD - Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio
    Producer
  • Istituto Luce - Cinecittà
    Producer
  • Gabriele Sangrigoli
    Key Cast
    "Domenico"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    In Her Shoes
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 25, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • VISIONI ITALIANE - Festival degli esordi 2019
    Bologna
    Italy
    February 27, 2019
    World Premiere
    Honorable Mention
  • WOMEN'S HISTORY FILM FESTIVAL
    NEWARK
    United States
    April 5, 2019
    INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
    Official Selection
  • IMMAGINARIA - International film festival of lesbians and other rebellious women
    Rome
    Italy
    March 12, 2019
    Official Selection
  • ON DOCKS
    Bari
    Italy
    April 5, 2019
    Best Short
  • ISCHIA FILM FESTIVAL
    ISCHIA
    Italy
    June 30, 2019
    Official Selection
  • FREE AQUILA SHORT COMPETITION
    ROME
    Italy
    June 20, 2019
    Honorable Mention
  • FESTIVAL MIX MILANO
    MILAN
    Italy
    June 21, 2019
    SPECIAL EVENT
  • FESTIVAL BENEVENTO CINEMA E TV
    BENEVENTO
    Italy
    July 10, 2019
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • SARDINIA FILM FESTIVAL
    SASSARI
    Italy
    June 24, 2019
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • CINETECA BOLOGNA
    BOLOGNA
    Italy
    April 7, 2019
    CHOSEN FOR SCREENING BEFORE THE SCHEDULED FEATURE FILM
  • PREMIO ZAVATTINI
    ROME
    Italy
    January 25, 2019
    WINNER
  • MOLISE CINEMA 2019
    CAMPOBASSO
    Italy
    BEST SHORT
  • SOCIAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
    NAPOLI
    Italy
    BEST DOCUMENTARY
  • VOX FEMINAE OF ZAGREB 2019
    ZAGREB
    Croatia
    October 7, 2019
    BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT
  • SICILIAMBIENTE FILM FESTIVAL
    SAN VITO LO CAPO
    Italy
    SPECIAL EVENT
  • I LOVE GAI - 76 MOSTRA INTERNAZIONALE DEL CINEMA DI VENEZIA
    VENEZIA
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • COOENAGHEN MIX FESTIVAL
    COPENAGHEN
    Denmark
    Official Selection
  • WOW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

    Tunisia
    Official Selection
  • NAPOLI FILM FESTIVAL
    NAPOLI
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • CORTI DI LUNGA MEMORIA
    Asoli Piceno
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • CERVIGNANO FILM FESTIVAL
    Cervignano
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • PERSO - PERUGIA SOCIAL FILM FESTIVAL
    PERUGIA
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • 70° MONTECATINI FILM FESTIVAL
    MONTECATINI
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE CINEMA E DONNE
    FIRENZE
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • AFRODITE SHORTS
    ROME
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • PERIFERIA DELL'IMPERO
    SESSA AURUNCA
    Italy
    Out Of Competition
Director Biography - Maria Iovine

Maria Iovine was born in Caserta, in the South of Italy, in 1984. She obtains a degree at the University of Salerno with a practical thesis on editing titled Obraz. Audiovisual Experimentation. For an Ejzenstejnian. Reconfiguration of “The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant” by R. W. Fassbinder that awarded her with the honors and a special mention by the Academic Commission.
She is an editor for cinema and tv. Since she is 23 she has worked as assistant and collaborator with Marco Spoletini (editor of “Gomorra” by Matteo Garrone), Clelio Benevento (“Mia Madre” by Nanni Moretti).
She has always been committed to themes connected to the feminist universe, recently she has won the prize of the Lazio Regional Department “Innovation; a Female Noun” with an editing video on the relationships between women and technologies, titled “Upgrading Fairy Tales”.
Her first short film 'In Her Shoes', realized only with archive footage (AAMOD and Istituto Luce) won Prize Zavattini in 2018.

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