Femicidio

Laura Roveri, a 28-year-old yoga teacher, was stabbed fifteen times by her ex-boyfriend. She survived the attack and has since become a symbol of empowerment for women in Italy, where, according to statistics, a femicide is committed every three days.The documentary presents cases of gender-based violence that have shaken Italy from North to South—stories that, however, could have occurred in any country in the world. Nunzia Maiorano and Alba Chiara Baroni were murdered by their partners, as was Lorena Quaranta during the pandemic.The film follows Laura’s perspective, alongside the voices of the families and friends of the murdered women. Together, they join forces in raising awareness and informing the public about a phenomenon that remains widespread and knows no borders.

Director: Nina-Maria Paschalidou

Nina-Maria Paschalidou is a documentary filmmaker and journalist. She studied Media at Boston University, Finance (MBA) at Bentley University, and Film at NYU, and completed her Fellowship in International Relations at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. In 2010, she documented the Greek crisis through the multimedia project The Prism GR2011, which received the Pictures of the Year Award and a Webby Award. Her documentary Kismet was a finalist at IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam), while The Snake Charmer won the Youth Jury Award at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (2017) and was a finalist at the European Documentary Awards. Femicidio (2023), which focuses on femicides in Italy, won first prize at the Greek Film Festival in Berlin, while in the same year, she co-directed and co-wrote the series Europe Revealed for ARTE, for which she was nominated for the Franco-German Journalism Prize. Since December 2023, she has been part of the digital team at Kathimerini.