Aldeas, the Final Dream of Pope Francis, the globally shot cultural project overseen by Martin Scorsese, will world premiere at the Vatican on April 21 as part of events commemorating the first anniversary of the late Pontiff’s death.
Filmed across Italy, Indonesia, the Gambia, and Vatican City, Aldeas features Pope Francis’ last, never-before-seen on-screen testimony, recorded shortly before his death.
The film revolves around the premise of communities coming together to create and share their own stories through cinema, and includes a segment in which Scorsese returns to his grandfather’s village in Sicily, where he helps local young people make a film of their own.
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Aldeas, will be unveiled in an intimate screening at the Vatican organised by Scholas
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