| Nancy Savoca’s first student film, made alongside husband Rich Guay at NYU in the early ’80s, deftly explores the struggles of a young mother living in The Bronx. Marianne Leone gives life to their character of Renata and her plight—weighing her own well-being against her commitment to her family. Crisp black-and-white photography adds to Leone’s dynamic performance, stripping away everything but her struggle. A wonderful rediscovery that sheds new light on the work of Nancy Savoca.
Born in the Bronx of Argentinean and Sicilian heritage, Savoca’s exploration into Italian American culture in Renata is a wonderful companion piece to her later features. Pay what you wish! Purchase your ticket now for as little as $0 and you will be reminded to watcAfter this content becomes available January 18th at 6:00 am EST, you’ll have 7 days to start watching. Once you begin, you’ll have 24 hours to finish watching. After you register (purchase a ticket) you will receive an email notice. If you don’t receive an email, your registration was not succeslease check your spam folder.
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Nancy Savoca’s first student film, made alongside husband Rich Guay at NYU in the early ’80s, deftly explores the struggles of a young mother living in The Bronx. Marianne Leone gives life to their character of Renata and her plight—weighing her own well-being against her commitment to her family. Crisp black-and-white photography adds to Leone’s dynamic performance, stripping away everything but her struggle. A wonderful rediscovery that sheds new light on the work of Nancy Savoca. USA, 1982, 15 minutes.
Born in the Bronx of Argentinean and Sicilian heritage, Savoca’s exploration into Italian American culture in Renata is a wonderful companion piece to her later features.
Pay what you wish! Purchase your ticket now for as little as $0 and you will be reminded to watcAfter this content becomes available January 18th at 6:00 am EST, you’ll have 7 days to start watching. Once you begin, you’ll have 24 hours to finish watching. After you register (purchase a ticket) you will receive an email notice. If you don’t receive an email, your registration was not succeslease check your spam folder.
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Renata has been digitally remastered from the original 16mm negative by Milestone Film & Video in collaboration with Ross Lipman, Corpus Fluxus. Thank you to Nancy Savoca and Rich Guay, the UCLA Film & Television Archive, Todd Wiener, and Paul Foster. 2K Scan: CineSolutions.
