A documentary that explores how parents react to the news that their children are gay. And how those same parents truly learn to know their children and, as one mother describes in the trailer, "become reborn as parents." "Twice Parents. Parents of Lesbians and Gays Speak," a 90-minute film directed by Claudio Cipelletti and produced by Agedo, will be presented on Friday, October 25th at 8:30 pm with free admission in the "De Benedet" classroom at the "A. Moro" Center in. The evening, organized by the Arci "Arcipelago" club of Cordenons in collaboration with Arcigay Friuli and Agedo Friuli, with the support of the Democratic Parents Coordination of the city of Pordenone and the patronage of the Municipality of Cordenons, will feature the director himself, Claudio Cipelletti, as well as Piero Defend, psychologist at the Ass 6 family counseling center in Pordenone, Cinzia Villa, a mother at Agedo Friuli, Giacomo Deperu, president of Arcigay Friuli Udine and Pordenone, and Natale Sorrentino, president of "Arcipelago," who will introduce the event. A discussion will follow the screening. "Twice Parents" is a journey in six chapters that begins with "that day, that hour, and that moment" when everything changed, the moment of the revelation of a son or daughter's homosexuality. A journey that traverses difficult internal territories: first those of loss and guilt, then those of the need to understand; The territories of knowledge, indignation, sex, and those of confrontation, self-exposure, and change. All the way to the unexpected realms of "growing up" and being reborn. But it's also a journey through our country, into the homes of Italian families, from children and siblings to parents, from parents to grandparents, and then back to children again.
A train journey for a mother confronting prejudice, and a circular journey from Family Day in Rome to the gay pride parade in the same square where everything changed. The film, as mentioned, is produced by Agedo (Association of Parents of Homosexuals) with funding from the European Commission, as part of the Daphne II Project "Family Matters – Supporting Families to Prevent Violence Against Young Gays and Lesbians.".
