Miu Miu Women’s Tales at Venice Film Festival 2019
At the 76th Venice International Film Festival, Miu Miu presented two new short films as part of its ongoing Women’s Tales series, which supports female creativity in cinema. The 17th film, Shako Mako, directed by model and filmmaker Hailey Gates, initially appears set in Iraq but is revealed to be a film set at Fort Irwin military base in California. The 18th film, Brigitte, directed by acclaimed Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay, is a black-and-white documentary portrait of French photographer Brigitte Lacombe, who resides in New York and published the collection Lacombe anima/persona in 2009. The series is sponsored by the Miu Miu brand under Miuccia Prada and is presented within the Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days) section of the festival.
Key facts
- Miu Miu Women’s Tales series debuted at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.
- Two short films were presented: Shako Mako and Brigitte.
- Shako Mako is directed by Hailey Gates and set at Fort Irwin, California.
- Brigitte is directed by Lynne Ramsay and documents photographer Brigitte Lacombe.
- Brigitte Lacombe is a French portrait photographer based in New York.
- The series is sponsored by Miu Miu, a brand of Miuccia Prada.
- The films were shown in the Giornate degli Autori section.
- The series aims to highlight women's creative contributions to cinema.
Entities
Artists
- Hailey Gates
- Lynne Ramsay
- Brigitte Lacombe
- Miuccia Prada
Institutions
- Miu Miu
- Giornate degli Autori
- Venice International Film Festival
- Fort Irwin
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- California
- Fort Irwin
- Glasgow
- Scotland
- Agordo
- Milan