Cineforum 2025

🎬 Italian Cineforum 2025

Join us for two captivating film screenings celebrating Italian culture and storytelling! Geared toward teens and young adults, but adults are welcome to join and enjoy the experience.

📽 A.P. Giannini - Bank to the Future
Friday, January 17, 2025
Discover the inspiring story of A.P. Giannini, the visionary banker who shaped the future of modern finance.

The incredible true story of Amadeo Peter Giannini, the son of Italian immigrants in San Francisco, who revolutionized the world of finance by lending money to low-income workers during the worst economic crises. Without Giannini, the world would never have known Bank of America, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Marshall Plan, or many Hollywood masterpieces like Charlie Chaplin's The Kid, Frank Capra's It Happened One Night, and Walt Disney's Snow White. Featuring rediscovered archive material, exclusive interviews, and iconic locations, this inspirational biopic traces over a century of American history—from the Gold Rush to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the Great Depression, and World War II.

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📽 Supereroi
Friday, February 21, 2025
A touching and powerful story exploring love, resilience, and the "superpowers" that hold us together.

You need superpowers to love someone for an entire lifetime, Anna and Marco know this well. She’s an impulsive cartoonist, an enemy of conventions; he’s physics professor convinced that every phenomenon has its own explanation. And keeping them together, an unknown that no formula can reveal or explain.

A heartfelt and moving story about a couple whose love is tested by the unpredictable twists of life. Spanning over two decades, this romantic drama explores how the power of connection, resilience, and life's everyday "superpowers" help them overcome challenges and rediscover hope and strength.

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Don’t miss this chance to connect, reflect, and enjoy Italian cinema!

Presented by Comites of San Francisco — an Italian non-profit fostering cultural exchange and community engagement.

Special thanks to:

Daniela Mazza, Director of Education Office - Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco

Alberta Lai, Director of Istituto Italiano di Cultura - San Francisco

Angelo Acerbi, Programmer SIFF

About Comites

Established in 1985, the Committees of Italian abroad (Comites) are representative bodies of the Italian community, directly elected by the Italian nationals living abroad in each consular district.

They contribute to identifying the social, cultural and civil development needs of the community of reference, also through studies and research. Jointly with the consular authorities, the regions and local authorities, as well as with bodies, associations and committees operating within the consular district, they also promote appropriate initiatives in matters pertaining to social and cultural life.

Comites of San Francisco https://www.sfcomites.org/ represents the Italian nationals living in the consular district of San Francisco, including:

North California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska,Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Utah, American Territories of Samoa, American Territory of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Johnston Atoll, Wake Island, Midways Islands.

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