Gloria! dir Margherita Vicario (2024)

Set in a Venetian boarding school for orphaned girls at the end of the 18th century, Gloria! tells the story of a group of talented young musicians who are dteermined to make music. There’s a mischievous musical anachronism at the film’s heart, and the young female cast that delivers it has real chemistry It’s the directorial debut of actor-musician Margherita Vicario, who knows what she’s talking about …

The film screens as part of the NAAS: She Reel programme, subtitled ‘Women in Society: Stories That Inspire, Change That Empowers’ and dedicated to showcasing women’s stories and raising awareness about their roles in our lives. The initiative is a collaboration among various cultural institutions in the UAE, including the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region, the embassies of France, Canada, Switzerland, and Austria, as well as the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi.