Good news!

Thanks to the American Documentary Film Festival for screening THE SUNFLOWER INN and for an unforgettable stay in Palm Springs California!!

Very lucky the film was voted one of the favorites as part of the Best of the Fest.

Great news!

My graduation film THE SUNFLOWER INN has just been nominated for 
The Grierson Award Best Student Documentary 2016

A shout out to everyone on the team, including Dennis Mabry, Payam Hosseinian, Victor Hugo Fumagalli, Barney Brookes, Corrado Riccomini, Simone Tomasi, Carl Thompson and Alessia Costa! 

Women Directors Shine at NFTS 2016

Lovely review praising this year's graduation documentaries, with specific mention of The Pacemaker, The Sunflower Inn and Forest Gate Girls. Well done everyone!
 

Graduation Documentary The Sunflower Inn

Directed and filmed by MIRIAM ERNST
Editor DENNIS MABRY
Composer VICTOR HUGO FUMAGALLI
Sound Designer PAYAM HOSSEINIAN
Sound recordists BARNEY BROOKES, CORRADO RICCOMINI
Colorist & Online Editor CARL THOMPSON
Production Manager SIMONE TOMASI

Film Project "The Sunflower Inn"

„La Locanda dei Girasoli“ (The Sunflower Inn) in Rome serves great food. But there is one difference from other Roman pizzerias: most of the staff have Down's Syndrome. 
This 40-minute film observes a special corner of the Italian capital where ordinary human beings achieve the extraordinary. We witness a life-giving experiment in integration – moving, funny and somehow heroic. We enter into the interior worlds of the characters to share their joys, sorrows and dreams for the future; dreams that sooner or later will be confronted with the realities of the outside world.

Expected release: February 2016