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Viola Franca, by Marta Savina will be screened at Arena Cinelounge in Los Angeles

This short, in the framework of Manhattan Short Film Festival, coming to Los Angeles from September 22nd to the 28th. The short is set in Sicily in 1965 and it tells a story of Franca, a woman being forced to marry her rapist to avoid becoming an outcast in her traditionalist community. Franca however rebels against the established customs. She then became a symbol for Italian women’s emancipation in the post second World War.

Location: Arena Cinelounge, 6464 Sunset Blvd. (Lobby level), Hollywood CA 90028 (www.arenascreen.com) 

Dates: September 22 – September 28, 2017

Official Trailer: https://vimeo.com/220741594

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