This musical portrait shines a spotlight on unknown aspects of the creative, visionary, and groundbreaking talent of filmmaker and writer Lina Wertmüller.

A spotlight on Italian maestra Lina Wertmüller, the visionary and groundbreaking Italian writer/director who worked side by side with Federico Fellini and went on to make more than 30 films and to become the first-ever woman to receive Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Foreign Film. This career tribute documents her 50th anniversary in film, enriched with interviews from many internationally renowned artists and critics.—Alexander Young

"Behind the White Glasses" is a musical portrait of the visionary and groundbreaking Italian writer/director who worked side by side with Federico Fellini and went on to make more than 30 films becoming the first woman ever to receive Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Foreign Film for "Seven Beauties." Her incredible body of work is documented for the very first time, including never-before-seen access into Wertmuller's personal archives.—Paola Lorenzi