Slow Food Films: Saturday, September 24 @ 10:45am Sunday, September 25 @ 10:45am The Women of Zeri (Le Donne di Zeri) Director: WALTER BENCINI Italia, 2008, 52 minutes The Women of Zeri tells the story of the daily toil and commitment of a community of young women from Lunigiana who have taken up the work of their grandparents, raising a particular breed of sheep that until some years ago were virtually extinct. This community has succeeded in developing a small scale economy, defending the biodiversity and the dignity of the rural environment. Belly Button Broth Director: GIUSEPPE GAGLIARDI Italia, 2008, 10 minutes A young pasta-maker's passion for his sweetheart's belly button becomes his inspiration. Trattoria Annamaria: Tagliatelle and That's That (DA ANNAMARIA: TAGLIATELLE E BUONA NOTTE AL SECCHIO) Director: PAOLO MURAN Italia, 2009, 15 minutes In the heart of Bologna right around the corner from the Teatro Comunale, the restaurant Annamaria has been serving up the same dishes for over 30 years, defending the Bologna tradition of handmade pasta. This documentary tells the story of this unique experience. Talk Turkey Director: Christy Sumida ACM Cinema Italiano in Hawai'i 2010 scholarship recipient Hawaii, 2011, 15 minutes Talk Turkey tells the story of a sweetly obsessive and controlling single mother who slaves over an elaborate Thanksgiving meal for her only son on the eve she will be introduced to his girlfriend and her parents. With a fear of being alone after discovering her son’s intention to propose to his vegetarian girlfriend, she instinctively tightens her control and must learn to open up her heart and go with the flow when things don’t quite go as planned.