Rosso come il cielo (Red like the sky) is a marvelous film inspired by the true story of Mirco Mencacci, one of the most gifted Italian sound editors working today, who happens to be blind. Born in a small village in Tuscany, in 1971, Mirco is a bright, lively 10-year-old, crazy about the movies ? especially Westerns and adventure films. His father, an incurable idealist, is a truck driver. One day, while Mirco is playing with an old rifle, the gun accidentally goes off leaving him blind.
At that time, Italian law considered blind people hopelessly handicapped, and did not permit them to attend public school. Hence, young Mirco?s parents are forced to shut their son up in a special school for the blind. In the beginning Mirco does not accept his new condition, but he is feisty and determined. When he finds an old tape recorder and a few used reels and discovers that by cutting and splicing tape he can create little fairy tales made only of sounds, a brand-new world opens up to him and to his schoolmates. The big issues of friendship, bullying, disability and creativity are touched on in this unusual tale that will lift your heart and inspire you.
Admission/Cost: $10 - $5 (students and military personnel with I.D.) Cash only.
Location:
La Paloma Theatre
471 S. Coast Hwy. 101
Encinitas CA 92024
Thursday, July 11 - 7:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.sandiegoitalianfilmfestival.com
At that time, Italian law considered blind people hopelessly handicapped, and did not permit them to attend public school. Hence, young Mirco?s parents are forced to shut their son up in a special school for the blind. In the beginning Mirco does not accept his new condition, but he is feisty and determined. When he finds an old tape recorder and a few used reels and discovers that by cutting and splicing tape he can create little fairy tales made only of sounds, a brand-new world opens up to him and to his schoolmates. The big issues of friendship, bullying, disability and creativity are touched on in this unusual tale that will lift your heart and inspire you.
Admission/Cost: $10 - $5 (students and military personnel with I.D.) Cash only.
Location:
La Paloma Theatre
471 S. Coast Hwy. 101
Encinitas CA 92024
Thursday, July 11 - 7:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.sandiegoitalianfilmfestival.com
