Come and see three short films about jazz by and about the film director, documentary filmmaker, screenwriter and cultural promoter Gianni Amico (1933-90), a unique and eclectic figure in Italian cinema.

At the heart of his free-spirited films is his passion for jazz. His debut short film, Noi insistiamo! Suite per la libertà subito (We Insist! Freedom Now Suite), was inspired by Max Roach's jazz album of the same title, We Insist! Freedom Now Suite – a manifesto for free jazz and for the nascent civil rights movement.

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