“In Transit” chronicles the life and work of Elvira Notari, Italy's first woman film director. Despite directing hundreds of silent films that captivated from Naples to New York, Elvira was relegated to the margins of film history for half a century. Her films, poised between realism and staged drama, were deeply rooted in Neapolitan folklore. A woman in a man’s world, her works were targeted by Fascist censorship yet found the embrace of audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. The documentary interweaves voices of those who celebrate her legacy today – from the experts who rediscovered her films to new generations encountering her work for the first time – to resurrect Elvira’s singular vision. More than a biography, "In Transit" is a prismatic portrait of an artist who continues to inspire new creative pathways.


In co-production with Parallelo 41 Produzioni and Luce Cinecittà