Wilma Labate

After graduating in philosophy in 1979, she collaborated with RAI directing several documentaries. In 1990 she directed her first medium-length film, CIRO IL PICCOLO, set in a nocturnal and non-stereotyped Naples. In her work she has often dealt with uncomfortable issues with a strong social impact. In 1992, her first feature film, AMBROGIO, was the story of a girl who wants to become a master mariner but, living in the Sixties, faces numerous obstacles. In 1996, with the film MY GENERATION, she told the journey of a political prisoner and a captain of the carabinieri from South to North, aboard an armored paddy wagon: the film was chosen to represent Italy at the Academy Award in the category "best foreign film ". In 2000 she directed DOMENICA, still in a secret and melancholy Naples: within a day a deep relationship is born between a battered policeman and a little orphan. In 2001 she directed the radio play Dulhan la sposa, which earned her the victory at the Prix Italia. In 2003 she, along with other directors, took part in the ensemble film LETTERS FROM PALESTINE, presented at the Berlinale. In the same year she presented MALEDETTA MIA in Venice. In 2008, SIGNORINA EFFE, the story of a FIAT employee, was released in theaters. Her most recent film, THE GIRL HAS FLOWN, was presented at the Venice Film Festival.