After being forgotten in a highway cafe during a bus trip, a housewife decides to start a new life by herself in Venice. This is a special engagement presented by the Delaware Italian-American Education Association and open to the public. Professor Giorgio Melloni of The University of Delaware will offer introductory remarks.

Winner of the 2025 Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, nominated for 4 Golden Globe Awards Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid gathers several former prisoners, all abused by that same captor, to try and confirm Eghbal's identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with the captive, they must confront how far to take matters into their own hands with their presumed tormentor. From master filmmaker Jafar Panahi comes a searing moral thriller that engages with complex ideas about the uncertainty of the truth and the choice between revenge and mercy, as Panahi turns his personal dissonance into a profound and galvanizing work of art.

Spanning three decades, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends — writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley. Originally produced on Broadway in 1981, then becoming an inventive cult-classic ahead of its time, the musical features some of Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated and personal songs. The 2023-2024 Broadway production, directed by Maria Friedman, redefined the show for a new era, bringing Stephen Sondheim’s intricate score and George Furth’s book to vivid life with extraordinary depth and clarity. MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG shattered the Hudson Theatre’s house record on Broadway, solidifying its place as a landmark event in Broadway history. The critically acclaimed production won the 2024 Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical and Best Orchestrations. Additionally, in London, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG garnered the most five-star reviews in West-End history.

Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother. This is a special engagement presented by the Delaware Italian-American Education Association and open to the public. Professor Alessandra Mirra from Rowan University will offer introductory remarks.

Loretta Castorini (Cher- who won the Oscar for this role), a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother (Nicolas Cage) of the man (Danny Aiello) she has agreed to marry. The film received 6 Academy Award nominations. Olympia Dukakis won Best Supporting Actress and the film won Best Screenplay. This is a special engagement presented by the Delaware Italian-American Education Association and open to the public.

A Sicilian family deals with the arrival of a group of immigrants on their island. This is a special engagement presented by the Delaware Italian-American Education Association and open to the public. Professor Metello Mugnai from West Chester University will offer introductory remarks.