The Cinema of Giovanni Coda
Video art and the commitment of the Cagliari-born director and photographer in the exhibition The Cinema of Giovanni Coda su Streeen
Made for Pride Month – June 2021
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THE NAKED PINK
Inspired by the life of Pierre Seel and the autobiography written in collaboration with Jean Le Bitoux, who in turn was one of the most important activists for LGBT rights in France and Europe.
Bullied to death
The film is inspired by a true story, that of young Jamey Rodemeyer, a fourteen-year-old American boy who committed suicide in September 2011 following a dramatic sequence of serious acts linked to school bullying and cyberbullying.
Mark's Diary
Mark and Andrew are two boys affected by a severe disability that limits their movements almost completely.
When they meet, a mutual attraction is born, as deep as it is unrealizable due to the impossibility of any form of intimacy.
Behind the scenes – Mark's Diary
Behind the scenes of the film Mark's Diary by Giovanni Coda
Xavier
Avenue des Champs-Elysées, Paris.
A policeman loses his life in a terrorist attack.
But hatred will have no place. Dialogue and tolerance are the only solution.
Extract Histoire d'une larme
“When a terminally ill person decides to give up their loved ones, memories, friendships, and life itself, and asks to end a cruelly 'biological' survival, I believe their wishes should be respected and welcomed with the compassion that represents the strength and coherence of secular thought.”
Synopsis
Throughout the world, the month of June is marked by demonstrations and celebrations that, since 1970, promote the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender, asexual and even Streeen joins the LGBTQIA+ community, showcasing a selection of titles by video artist, photographer, and film director Giovanni Coda worldwide.
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Since 1970, the month of June is dedicated all over the globe to the promotion of self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, intersexual, and transgender people. The Italian online vod platform Streeen.org – that aims to bring auteur to the wider public touching much-debated and sensitive topics – joins the fights and celebrations of the LGBTQIA community by streaming a worldwide of selection of Giovanni Coda's engaged cinema.
Born in Cagliari in 1964, John Coda In 30 years of activity he has distinguished himself for a personal and provocative authorial gaze which, by experimenting with different art forms including cinema, theatre, photography and performance in Italy and abroad, has led him to compose a contaminated and sensorial filmography, with a strong social commitment which perfectly embodies the ideals and objectives of Streeen.
Three feature films by the artist will be visible worldwide on streeen.org from June 11th (on demand individually at 2,8 euros or with a monthly subscription at 6,50 euros): from the most recent Mark's Diary, 2019 film presented in absolute streaming preview on Streeen, to the previous ones Bullied To Death (2016) and The Nude Pink (2013), all united by an international critical and public success and by a desire to make cinema a tool for defending/denouncing violated rights and social injustices, especially those related to the LGBT universe.
Coda's personal exhibition that Streeen proposes for the Pride Month also includes short films Xavier (free viewing) and Behind the scenes – Mark's Diary (bonus track for all subscribers), plus the exclusive trailer for his next film Histoire d'une larme.
Born in Cagliari (Italy) in 1964, in the last 30 years of his career, Young Tail he was able to stand out with a body of work that ranges from photography to theater to cinema.
Often on the edge of different visual languages, he was able to create a recognizable and provocative aesthetics for his socially engaged films, that perfectly embody Streeen's cultural mission.
From June 11th all the 3 feature films made by Coda will be available on streeen.org (on demand 2,80 euros/film, monthly subscription 6,50 euros): Mark's Diary, (2019) will have its worldwide streaming premiere along with Bullied To Death (2016) and The Nude Pink (2013)
Critically acclaimed internationally these three feature films transform the art of cinema into a powerful weapon to fight the inequalities and oppression the LGBTQIA community is still facing today.
The Coda retrospective proposed by Streeen also includes two shorts, Xavier (free streaming until June 30th), Behind the scenes – Mark's Diary (special content for subscribers) and the trailer of his upcoming project Histoire d'une larme on the life and death of Piergiorgio Welby who fought for legal recognition of euthanasia.
