Program Note
Veronica is the wife of a famous football player, but she craves attention on social media. If she gets more than 2 million followers, she will become the new face of a beauty campaign, the couple’s crumbling marriage will get fixed, her newborn daughter’s endless crying will cease, and the murder investigation of her first daughter will be solved. She is ready to do whatever it takes to get “liked”. Anchored by rising star Mariana di Girolamo, La Veronica is a provocative un-fairy tale, revealing what could be the ugly reality behind the fantasies of social media celebrities. The camera is always focused on the face of the protagonist, as if studying her expression, striving to find the truth, and trying to understand her twisted inner mind. (Karen PARK)