In spring 2026, Elvira Notari. Beyond Silence, directed by Valerio Ciriaci, embarked on a major international tour of screenings and events across the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland, with stops in New York, Rochester, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, San Diego, Detroit, and then Edinburgh, Limerick, Exeter, Bristol, Brighton and Hove, London, and Cambridge.
This marked a particularly meaningful step in the international rediscovery of Elvira Notari. More than a century ago, the filmmaker brought Neapolitan cinema to the Little Italies of America without ever crossing the ocean herself. Today, in some way, that journey has finally been completed, extending beyond the United States to include some of the leading cultural and academic centres of the English-speaking world. The first feature-length documentary dedicated to her work has thus opened a new chapter in the circulation of her legacy.
The tour began on April 6 in New York, at Film Forum, and continued through major universities, cinematheques and cultural venues across the United States, before moving on in late April and early May to the United Kingdom and Ireland. At several stops, the film was accompanied by conversations with director Valerio Ciriaci, producer Antonella Di Nocera, and other guests.
Premiering at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, Elvira Notari. Beyond Silence is directed by Valerio Ciriaci and produced by Parallelo 41 Produzioni, Awen Films and Luce Cinecittà.
The international tour was made possible with the support of Regione Campania and Film Commission Regione Campania, together with the partners involved in the various stages, including cultural institutions, universities, festivals and Italian Cultural Institutes.
USA Tour Dates – Spring 2026
New York, NY | Apr. 6, 2026 | Film Forum | 8:00 PM
U.S. premiere screening and Q&A with Valerio Ciriaci (director), Antonella Di Nocera (producer) and Giuliana Bruno (scholar)
New York, NY | Apr. 8, 2026 | NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò | 6:00 PM
Screening and Q&A with Antonella Di Nocera (producer) and Isaak Liptzin (co-producer & DP)
Cleveland, OH | Apr. 8, 2026 | Case Western Reserve University | 8:00 PM
Presented by Italian Film Fest USA
Film Screening
Rochester, NY | Apr. 8, 2026 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 5:00 PM
film Screening and Q&A with Valerio Ciriaci (director),
Rochester, NY | Apr. 9, 2026 | Dryden Theatre | 6:00 PM
Film Screening
Pittsburgh, PA | Apr. 10, 2026 | University of Pittsburgh | 7:00 PM
Screening and Q&A.
Los Angeles, CA | Apr. 12, 2026 | UCLA | 6:30 PM
Screening and Q&A with Valerio Ciriaci (director), Antonella Di Nocera (producer)
Los Angeles, CA | Apr. 13, 2026 | The Aster | 6:00 PM
Screening and Q&A with Valerio Ciriaci (director), Antonella Di Nocera (producer)
Indianapolis, IN | Apr. 12, 2026 | Indiana University | 7:00 PM
Presented by Italian Film Fest USA
Film screening
San Diego, CA | Apr. 15, 2026 | Digital Gym Cinema | 8:00 PM
Presented by the San Diego Italian Film Festival
Screening and Q&A with Valerio Ciriaci (director), Antonella Di Nocera (producer)
Los Angeles, CA | Apr. 16, 2026 | University of Southern California | 10:30 AM
Screening and Q&A with Valerio Ciriaci (director), Antonella Di Nocera (producer)
Orange, CA | Apr. 17, 2026 | Chapman University | 6:00 PM
Screening and Q&A with Valerio Ciriaci (director), Antonella Di Nocera (producer)
St Louis, MS | Apr. 18, 2026 | Washington University | 7:00 PM
Presented by Italian Film Fest USA
Film screening
Detroit, MI | Apr. 19, 2026 | Detroit Film Theatre | 7:30 PM
Screening and Q&A with Valerio Ciriaci (director), Antonella Di Nocera (producer)
Rhinebeck, NY | Apr. 25, 2026 | Upstate Cinemas | 7:00 PM
Screening and Q&A with Isaak Liptzin (co-producer & DP)
Pelham, NY | Apr. 27, 2026 | The Picture House | 6:00 PM
Screening and Q&A with Isaak Liptzin (co-producer & DP)
Dates UK / Ireland Tour – Spring 2026
April 30 – Edinburgh – University of Edinburgh
May 1 – Limerick – TUS Millennium Theatre
May 4 – Exeter – Studio 74, Exeter Phoenix
May 5 – Bristol – Watershed
May 6 – Brighton and Hove – University of Sussex
May 6 – London – Bertha DocHouse
May 7 – Cambridge – University of Cambridge
May 8 – London – Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image