Livorno, 17 June 2025 – Laviosa S.p.A., a leading company in the extraction and transformation of bentonites into high added-value solutions for industry and consumer goods, renews its commitment to gender equality with a widespread cultural project involving both its headquarters in Livorno and Villaspeciosa, Sardinia.

In line with its values of fairness, inclusion and respect for diversity, Laviosa has chosen the language of cinema to give voice to women’s stories and encourage shared reflection on equality and overcoming stereotypes. In Livorno, the company supports the summer festival “Sguardi in Fortezza” (Views in the Fortress), curated by artistic director Marco Bruciati, through its Laviosa Foundation. Three evenings in the heart of the Old Fortress, with free admission for all company employees. The programme opens on 23 June with “Romeo è Giulietta” (Romeo is Juliet), continues on 28 July with “L’Albero” (The Tree) and concludes on 11 August with ‘Luce’. Directors and actors will be present to introduce the screenings, offering a direct dialogue with the audience.

The festival offers an original and contemporary look at female narratives in contemporary Italian cinema, in which women are no longer just objects of the male gaze, but become active agents of transformation. The protagonists of the three films presented – Romeo è Giulietta, Luce and L’Albero – offer three different and complementary perspectives: that of the theatre as a symbolic place of confrontation between the sexes, that of adolescence seeking to name its own experience, and that of memory as an act of female justice.

In Villaspeciosa, Sardinia, Laviosa is financing and promoting the screening of Roberto Carta’s documentary film ‘Donne in Miniera’ (Women in the Mines), scheduled for 15 July in the picturesque Parco di San Platano, thanks to the collaboration with the Municipality of Villaspeciosa.

The film recounts the little-known stories of women who, in a difficult and deeply masculine historical context, worked in the mines of Sulcis-Iglesiente. Through first-hand accounts and archive footage, the documentary restores dignity and memory to these courageous figures, symbols of emancipation and resistance. The director will be present at the screening to meet the audience and share reflections, stories and insights related to the making of the film and the themes it deals with.

Through these initiatives, Laviosa affirms a corporate vision that focuses on people and the local area, strengthening its commitment to inclusion. Cinema thus becomes a concrete tool for social reflection, with the aim of generating awareness and change.