The Italian Cultural Institute of New York is proud to announce the screening of the docufilm “Liliana” by Ruggero Gabbai, which will be held on 28 October 2025 at 18:00 at the Institute’s headquarters (686 Park Avenue, New York).
Immediately after the screening will be held a debate on the theme “Anti-Semitism today”, with the participation of:• Ruggero Gabbai, director• Alexander Rosemberg, Director, International Organizations and Outreach, Anti-Defamation League• Mario Venezia, President, Fondazione Museo della Shoah di Roma• Modera: Claudio Pagliara, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of New York
The event is organized in collaboration with the Fondazione Museo della Shoah in Rome, a co-producer of the film, which will bear its testimony on the commitment to the production of the work and the promotion of memory internationally.
“Liliana” tells the extraordinary life of Liliana Segre, who survived the Shoah and Senatrice at the life of the Italian Republic, whose moral strength and witness have transformed a personal experience into a universal message of responsibility and humanity. With an intimate and rigorous look, Ruggero Gabbai — one of the most important contemporary Italian documentaries, author of Memoria and The State of Deception — intertwines testimonies, archive materials and reflections, restoring the intense portrait of a woman who dedicated her life to civil commitment and the fight against indifference.
Presented in preview at the Feast of the Cinema of Rome 2024 and winner of the Silver ribbon 2025 for the Best Documentary, “Liliana” continues its path, confirming a project of deep cultural and civil value.
“The Foundation Museum of the Shoah, besides being deeply engaged in Italy, has among its objectives that to internationalize more and more the projects it realizes and supports, from exhibitions to audiovisual works. Being able to do it with such a great historical and human value as “Liliana” is for us reason of joy and pride. »
Mario Venezia, Presidente della Fondazione Museo della Shoah di Roma
L’articolo The docufilm on Liliana Segre’s life comes from IlNewyorkese.
