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Ms. Sorvino, who won a best supporting actress Oscar for her role in Woody Allen's 1995 comedy "Mighty Aphrodite," is co-starring in "Union Square," a movie directed by Nancy Savoca about a troubled woman from an Italian-American family who reunites with her estranged sister.

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"Mira's performance has been garnering a lot of buzz—rightfully so—and Nancy Savoca is much admired—so there's good energy going into this festival," said "Union Square" producer Neda Armian said.

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First stop is Savoca, an unspoiled hill town north of Taormina that acted as stand-in for the less unspoiled and apparently less Mafia-free Corleone.

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"We do a fund-raising battle of the bands and a golf tournament, every year," said Savoca.

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"The cast is extremely talented and, since it's for such a good cause, everyone's really eager to help," said Savoca, of the show that is for all ages.

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She said almost all the parts were double cast and that night another local mezzo, Leona C. Curatolo of Endicott, was pulled from the audience by Savoca to finish the performance.

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Why aren't Savoca or Nicole Holofcener or Rebecca Miller or Lisa Cholodenko or Kasi Lemmons as prominent as their male peers who have been through Sundance, like Joel Coen, Jim Jarmusch, Todd Haynes, Quentin Tarantino, James Mangold, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Richard Linklater?

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Steve Savoca: It’s absolutely outstanding to have an independent having a seat of the table today, this means a lot to us.

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