Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
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Works as film critic and journalist who covers stories about culture and sustainability. With a degree in Political Sciences, a Master’s in Screenwriting & Film Production, and studies at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, Chiara has been working in the press since 2003. Italian by blood, British by upbringing, fond of Japanese culture since the age of 7, once a New Yorker always a New Yorker, and an avid traveller, Chiara collaborates with international magazines and radio-television networks. She is also a visual artist, whose eco-works connect to her use of language: the title of each painting is inspired by the materials she upcycles on canvas. Her ‘Material Puns’ have so far been exhibited in four continents, across ten countries. She is a dedicated ARTivist, donating her works to the causes and humanitarians she supports, and is Professor of Phenomenology of Contemporary Arts at Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan.
Works as film critic and journalist who covers stories about culture and sustainability. With a degree in Political Sciences, a Master’s in Screenwriting & Film Production, and studies at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, Chiara has been working in the press since 2003. Italian by blood, British by upbringing, fond of Japanese culture since the age of 7, once a New Yorker always a New Yorker, and an avid traveller, Chiara collaborates with international magazines and radio-television networks. She is also a visual artist, whose eco-works connect to her use of language: the title of each painting is inspired by the materials she upcycles on canvas. Her ‘Material Puns’ have so far been exhibited in four continents, across ten countries. She is a dedicated ARTivist, donating her works to the causes and humanitarians she supports, and is Professor of Phenomenology of Contemporary Arts at Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan.

Japan Cuts: Amiko, A Contemplative Tale About An Irrepressible Child

Amiko is part of the 2023 JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film line-up, and marks Yusuke Morii’s directorial debut (the film is not to be confused with the one of the same title by Yôko Yamanaka). Amiko Tanaka (Kana Osawa) is not like other children. She lives in a suburb of Hiroshima with her…

Interview With Barrett Wissman on The 69th Taormina Film Festival

Italian writer Leonardo Sciascia in his novel The Day of the Owl (Il giorno della civetta) wrote “You must go to Sicily to see how incredible Italy is.” The book — adapted for the screen by Damiano Damiani in 1968 — is about a series of murders committed by the Mafia and the struggle of…

Japan Cuts: J005311, Two Lifeless Entities Collide And Give Birth To A Miracle

The JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film has reached its 16th edition, and is showcasing at Japan Society from July 26th until August 6th. During this occasion a variety of remarkable motion pictures will celebrate the Land of the Rising Sun. One of these films is the unanimous Grand Prix winner at the 44th…

NYAFF: Phantom, Combative Heroines Lead The Way In This Work Of New Korean Cinema

Another impressive Korean film, that is part of the 2023 New York Asian Film Festival, is Phantom directed by Lee Hae-young.  The spy action movie based on Mai Jia’s 2007 novel, Feng Sheng (The Messenger), is set in 1933, when Korea was still under the Japanese occupation. It all begins with a  failed attempt to…

NYAFF: Dream, The Power Of Social Change Transpires Through A Sports K-Drama

The 2023 New York Asian Film Festival line-up includes a sports comedy-drama that bestows a feel-good aspirational vibe: Dream.  The South Korean film directed by Lee Byeong-heon, starring Park Seo-jun and Lee Ji-eun/IU, is based on the true story of the 2010 Homeless World Cup in which Korea took part for the first time, although…

NYAFF: Bear Man, A Renovated Myth That Inspires And Amuses

Bear Man is part of the 2023 New York Asian Film Festival, running from July 14th until July 30th at Lincoln Centre and at the Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee, the birthplace of the motion picture industry in America. The prestigious kermesse has now reached its 22nd edition with an impressive selection of films…

Chicago Japan Film Collective: Angry Son, A Film That Combats Sexual And Racial Discrimination

Angry Son — the closing film of the 2023 edition of the Chicago Japan Film Collective — focuses on the struggles of adolescence and of fitting in when you feel “different.” Although homosexuality and being biracial should be features intrinsic to our modern society, they are still objects of discrimination and bullying worldwide. Director Kasho…

Chicago Japan Film Collective: Backlight, A Depiction Of Love As A Political Act

Backlight — directed by Ren Sudo — is currently part of the 2023 Chicago Japan Film Collective, that showcases Japan’s finest programmes in the windy city, focusing on the work created by women, the LGBTQ community, and minority filmmakers. The film very delicately introduces the topic of a homosexual love during youth, in the Seventies….

Exclusive Interview With Serge Toubiana About The Friendship Between François Truffaut and Helen Scott

Serge Toubiana is the doyen of cinephiles. The film critic who was born in Tunisia and grew up in France, is one of the most prominent cinema journalists worldwide who was appointed Commander of Order of Arts and bestowed with the highest order of merits in France, the Legion of Honour. Serge Toubiana was at…

Tribeca Film Festival: Je’vida, A Universal Tale To Protect Indigenous Cultures

Katja Gauriloff, the award-winning film director from Finland, presents at the Tribeca Film Festival another of her influential films: Je’vida. The beautifully-shot, black and white, picture is a journey of acceptance, discovery and reconciliation. The narrative opens up with an aunt (Lida) and her niece (Sanna) who have never met before and drive to Lapland…