Giannina & Lewy

Directed & Produced by: Maggie Carroll

Stage:
- Post Production
Location:
- New York, United States
Updated: April 3, 2026
Project Type:
- Installation,
- Short
Project Style:
- Observational,
- Personal
Theme Subject:
- Family,
- Health,
- Social / Cultural

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Hallucinations, memory loss, paranoia, movement issues and an inability to process information — all symptoms of a common illness many have never heard of. Giannina & Lewy explores the world of a woman affected by the most regularly misdiagnosed of the dementias, Lewy body. A world that is fading away.

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Maggie Carroll

Director & Producer

Love producing with creative teams to ensure a quality process from start to finish. I’ve had the opportunity to work with wonderful people on projects around the world. I started out in public radio reporting (shout out KUAR News), worked in non-profit storytelling and now produce documentaries and experiences. Currently managing the Video Consortium's gatherings. Italiana raised in Arkansas, now based in New York — sometimes pop up in other places.

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Giannina Luini

Participant, lead.

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Tiziana Piazza Carroll

Participant, daughter of Giannina.

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Maggie Carroll

Director & Producer

Love producing with creative teams to ensure a quality process from start to finish. I’ve had the opportunity to work with wonderful people on projects around the world. I started out in public radio reporting (shout out KUAR News), worked in non-profit storytelling and now produce documentaries and experiences. Currently managing the Video Consortium's gatherings. Italiana raised in Arkansas, now based in New York — sometimes pop up in other places.

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Tiziana Piazza Carroll

Narrator / Writer / Giannina's Guardian

Tiziana Piazza Carroll is a former veterinarian and researcher, and current caregiver. She is based in Arkansas and Italy. This is her first documentary.

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Gualtiero Luini

Musician

Gualtiero Luini work in hotel reception and service and is currently enjoying writing and playing music on his accordian. He lives in Italy. This is his first documentary.

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Leah N Nichols

Animator

Leah 양진 Nichols is an award-winning filmmaker and designer based in San Francisco. She works to expand models of kinship, increase access to collective histories, and champion the compatibility of trauma and joy.

Leah is a proud Korean American adopted person who was born in Korea and raised in Minnesota.

https://mrawmraw.squarespace.com/

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Umberto Smerilli

Composer

Umberto Smerilli is a film composer based in Rome. In 2022 he scored The Bunker Game by Roberto Zazzara. In 2023 he scored A Different Man by Aaron Shimberg for A24 Films. He loves a fresh approach to soundtrack composition in the wake of Italian tradition.

https://www.umbertosmerilli.com/

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Giannina & Lewy

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Participants

Maggie Carroll

Giannina Luini

Tiziana Piazza Carroll

Team

Maggie Carroll

Tiziana Piazza Carroll

Gualtiero Luini

Leah N Nichols

Umberto Smerilli

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