The Lucias

synopsis

In the director’s native village in Sicily, it has been a tradition for centuries to hold a summer procession dedicated to the martyr Saint Lucy. A local girl is always chosen to portray the saint, who was repeatedly tortured by various male authorities during the Roman persecution of Christians. The filmmaker filmed a series of interviews here with women who have portrayed Saint Lucy over the years, complementing them with amateur period footage of the processions. In doing so, she not only shows how perceptions of the saint’s persona have evolved from the perspectives of women of different generations, but also generally presents the history of Sicilian women, to whom the documentary is dedicated.

biography

Clizia Centorrino is an Italian filmmaker and film theorist living in France. She is a member of the Cinex l'atelier du cinéma excentrique association, which is dedicated to supporting auteur documentary filmmaking. She is interested in amateur film recordings on film stock, which she also restores. The Lucias is her film debut.

film details

director:	Clizia Centorrino
producer:	Lysa Heurtier Manzanares
photography:	Clizia Centorrino
editing:	Marianne Haroche
sound:	Clara Lacombe
sound design:	Gianluca Gasparrini
composer:	Mariachiara Millimaggi

contact

Clizia Centorrino
clizia.centorrino@gmail.com