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Anna Pina Teresa

Cynthia Madansky

2015 00:06:54 ItalyColorStereo4:316mm film
Tags:
Dance, Politics, Remake

Description

Anna Pina Teresa reinterprets the pivotal scene in Rossellini’s Roma Città Aperta where Anna Magnani, who plays the character Pina, (based on the story of Teresa Gullace,) is murdered on the streets of Rome by the Fascist police. This scene is characterized by three movements performed by Magnani — resistance, running and falling. Filmed in the Sala Scherma at Foro Italico in Rome (Mussolini’s fencing studio designed by Moretti) Anna Pina Teresa examines the contemporary and historical dynamics between an urban Fascist space and movements of resistance. 


Cinematographer: Michele Paradisi
Dancer: Marta Ciappina
Music: Zeena Parkins

About Cynthia Madansky

Cynthia Madansky’s film projects engage with cultural and political themes, such as identity, nationalism, the transgression of borders, displacement, nuclear arms and war, foregrounding the consequences of politics on the daily lives of individuals.

Her award winning films have been shown as single-channel works and multi-channel installations at numerous international venues including, the MoMA, NYC, Istanbul Modern, Walker Art Museum, Berlin Film Festival, Rotterdam Film Festival, Cinéma du Réel, Tehran Film Festival, India 30 City Peace Festival, and Homeworks Beirut.

Her films have received awards from international film festivals including Cinéma du Réel, Images Festival, Huesca Film Festival, and the Documentary Film Festival Madrid.

Madansky has received numerous grants including the Fulbright Grant, Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize, New York State Council on the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts, Art Matters, The Jerome Foundation, National Foundation for Jewish Culture, Paul Robeson Funding Exchange, North Dakota Historical Society and the Astraea Foundation. She was an artist in residence at MacDowell, The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Ucross Foundation and the Santa Fe Art Institute.