Lala, by Ludovica Fales, is the manifesto of an invisible generation whose rights were denied and which is fighting for citizenship rights. The film won the Corso Salani Award at the 35th edition of the Trieste Film Festival, the MyMovies Audience Award at the 41st edition of the Bellaria Film Festival, and a special mention for documentary at the 15th edition of the Ortigia Film Festival.
Lala, Samantha and Zaga are the same age, they share the same desires and dreams. They are three young Italians Italy does not recognize because their parents were born elsewhere.
Their stories take shape, and intertwine in a collective tale of one and many undocumented teenagers, taking us, among the paradoxes of the law, through the investigation plans in which the film unfolds: truth, reality and verisimilitude.
Lala moves between the fragments of her suspended identity. She crosses the story of Samantha, the non-professional interpreter who embodies her, and that of Zaga, the real girl who inspired the film. In a fluid state between staging and reality, Lala embarks on a collective journey in search of the identity of an entire generation with undefined rights.
In a kaleidoscope of intersecting stories, the film becomes the manifesto of a generation, a mosaic of voices of girls and boys who are all “Lala”.
Lala is a Transmedia production (Italy), Staragara (Slovenia), with the contribution of the FVG Audiovisual Fund, MiC – DG Cinema (tax credit), FVG Film Commission, Lazio Region, Slovenian Film Center (Tax rebate), Biennale development College Cinema. The film won the special mention for documentary at the 15th edition of the Ortigia Film Festival.
