A Simple Story (52 min) 2016, Giuseppe Garau, Goffredo d’Onofrio, Italy
SCREENINGS:
Thursday 5/10/2017, 19:30, Arion cinema
Hot asphalt, a road that runs along Sicily’s coast. Messina Province. There’s a woman walking. Back and forth along the 113, two lanes that link Patti and Gioiosa Marea. At first, passers by shout something in dialect. Then, they recognize her. It’s Anna Rita Sidoti. The one who walks, walks. The one who’s a legend here. And not just here. Champion, athlete, race walker. On top of the world, surrounded with gold. Woman, mother, student. Wife, friend, companion. Sicilian, Italian, of everyone. Symbol and, at the same time, an asset of her own family. A Simple Story is the story of Anna Rita, Italian race walker, World and European Champion. The “scricciolo d’oro” or golden wren as defined by Candido Cannavò, newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport’s historical director. A woman of incredible generosity and tenacity, defined by those that knew her. A friend and smiling mother, generous, altruistic, determined. In every walk of life: at race meetings, training sessions, on retreat 200 days a year. Throughout maternity, through love for her land. In sickness. A trip, a true and proper walk inside her life with testimonials from friends, former competitors and coaches. Anna Rita’s journey told step by step. In all the facets of a woman that left a mark on all those that met her. Amid trophies, smiles, professional and personal satisfaction. In Sicily and in the world.