Inspire the Mind's Production: Diego e Eva
Rome, late 1980’s. Diego and Eva play together in Eva’s apartment, fantasising about becoming ‘Diabolik and Eva Kant’, famous Italian comic thieves. After thirty years longing for her, Diego returns to Eva’s empty apartment, and his memories come flooding back. Perhaps there is still hope for their dreams?
This short by Carmine M. Pariante was officially selected for the 2024 London Lift-Off Film Festival.
Inspire the Mind's Production: The Minds of Others
‘Through the intertwining of animation and interviews, 'The Minds of Others' brings to life the moving experiences of six unique individuals, each diagnosed with a different mental health disorder. Amongst the stories of confusion, and hope, professionals battle to answer some of our long-standing questions about the very nature of mental illness. With all the debates and discussions that so often occur, are we focusing enough on the individuals themselves?’
The full Documentary delving into the confusing world of Mental Illness, directed by Luke Mordue. Produced by Natasha Branson. Starring Lemn Sissay, Jonny Benjamin, Rachel Kelly, Luke Mordue, Rachel Bailey, Sam Dalling, Peter Kinderman, Carmine Pariante, Derek Tracey, Adam Torr, Emily MacDonald, and Antonia Murphy.
Inspire the Mind supports the Festival of Italian Literature In London
April 2023
After a three-year break due to COVID, FILL, the Festival of Italian Literature in London, was back on Saturday 22 April at The Coronet Theatre, in Notting Hill.
The panel, chaired by Emiliano Zappalà, brought together novelists Fabio Bacà and Andrea Tarabbia. The authors’ most recent novels both focus on the titular theme. Bacà’s book tells of a ‘normal,’ meek man dealing with the possibility of violence suddenly upending his life, while Tarabbia’s novel focuses on the violence of a fictional – though not too unlikely – neo-fascist organisation. Both authors readily agreed that, when speaking of violence, fiction offers an extraordinary tool to explore extreme issues from the relatively safe point of view of our ‘boring,’ ordinary existences.
Inspire the Mind has co-produced an art exhibition!
July-August 2022
In collaboration with Dr. Lynn Lu, a Visiting Artist at the University of the Arts London, InSPIre the Mind has been involved with the production of EMOTE/ICON - an art exhibition held at Grey Project Art Centre in Singapore. Running from 2nd July - 6th August 2022, this exhibition navigates ‘between thought and time, picking on the everyday absurdities while illustrating how multifaceted a memory of a moment can be.’
Check out Lynn’s website to see her incredible work and previous collaborations, including those with Professor Carmine Pariante, InSPIre the Mind’s Editor In Chief.