‘Sono Lino,’ About Glassblowing’s GOAT, Wins Top Documentary Award At Chelsea FF, Readies For Next Newport Film Festival Screening
deadline.comIn the world of sport there is constant debate over who qualifies as the Greatest of All Time. In basketball, is it Jordan or LeBron?
In soccer, Messi or Maradona? In Formula 1 racing, Lewis Hamilton or Ayrton Senna? In the world of glassblowing, however, there is no debate.
The GOAT title unquestionably goes to an amiable Italian by the name of Lino Tagliapietra. Even Dale Chihuly, another world-renowned master of the artform, calls Lino the Greatest of All Time.
Lino’s thrilling gift comes to spectacular life in the documentary Sono Lino, directed by Jacob Patrick. It won Best Documentary Feature at the just-concluded Chelsea Film Festival in New York and holds its third screening at the Newport Film Festival this Thursday (Patrick will take part in a Q&A afterwards).
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