2005 Film Index Back to Main Site		Back Maree (Tides) Italy / 14 minutes Albanian & Italian w/ English Subtitles Written and Directed by James Pellerito Cinematography by Andrij Parekh Original Score by Giovanni Spinelli Edited by James Pellerito Festival/Awards: Berlin International Film Festival, Santa Barbara Intl., Montreal World Film Festival, Rhode Island Intl. (Grand Prize, Best Foreign Film), New Orleans Film Festival (Grand Prize for Best Narrative Short) An Albanian father and son flee war-torn Macedonia in search of a better future in Italy. Once in Venice, the father makes the most painful decision of his life – to abandon his son. The film tells the heartbreaking story of one immigrant family who finds refuge in Italy but who can no longer afford to stay together.