Tuesday 25 November, 6.30pm
COPA90 and Palermo Football Club present the screening of the documentary
This is Palermo
Introduced by Eugene Noble with the film co-director Emanuele Biasiol
COPA90’s documentary series “This Is” returns with an exciting new chapter, produced in collaboration with Palermo FC. “This Is Palermo” is a thrilling journey into the identity of the city of Palermo and its deep and enduring bond with its team, Palermo FC.
Over the course of its 125-year history, the rosanero (pink and black, the colours of Palermo FC’s jersey) Club has experienced moments of light and shadow: from complex corporate issues to relegation to the lower divisions of Italian football. The team, like a phoenix, has always risen from its ashes and, after returning to Serie B, is now ready to write new glorious pages in its history.
This resilience is the same that animates its people. The fans embody the essence of Palermo: a city of extraordinary beauty, suspended between the sea and the mountains, where centuries of cultures intertwine and every stone tells a story. In the documentary, the city itself becomes the protagonist, with its colours, sounds and unmistakable energy.
The documentary also explores the origins of the famous “rosanero”, a symbol of a complex yet fascinating identity, and recounts how a passion for football has always been a universal language for the people of Palermo, capable of uniting generations and overcoming all difficulties. Through the city’s layered identity, shaped by centuries of culture, language and religion, it is football that emerges as the most authentic expression of the Sicilian soul.
“This Is Palermo” puts the fans at the centre of the narrative: from the priest with a passion for football to some long-standing supporters of the Curva Nord, to a couple who chose to celebrate their love on the Barbera pitch. Among the protagonists is Giacomo Corona, the city’s prodigal son, who now proudly wears the rosanero jersey, following in the footsteps of his father, who played for several years in Palermo’s rival teams.
In Italian with English subtitles
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Emanuele Biasiol is an Italian director, producer, and photographer, born in Trieste in 1995, resident int the UK since 2014. He began his career at COPA90 in 2020 as an assistant, growing alongside the company in recent years. He primarily handles content production for the English media agency’s Instagram and YouTube channels. Recently, he has worked on Kicking Off: League of Ireland, Once in a Lifetime: Argentina, and Borderline Saints. Emanuele is co-director and producer of This Is Palermo.
Eugene Noble is an English presenter, creative, and producer, born in Portsmouth in 1993. He entered the world of COPA90 through an episode of the legendary Derby Days series and has become one of the channel’s most recognizable faces thanks to the ‘92 Challenge‘. He focuses on football culture and history, sports anthropology, and creative development services. In addition to the series already mentioned, he is known for his series Eugene Explains, Go On Then, and EuroTrip 2024, among the many contents produced for COPA. Eugene was part of the team that developed This Is Palermo, and he will create related content for COPA90 and the Palermo Museum in the near future.
Together, they won the ‘GOAL! Festival – Award for Storytelling in National and International Football’ in Pisa in 2025, the only non-Italian nominees in this showcase.