Frank Zappa Summer 82 When Zappa Came to Sicily (2014)

In the feature documentary Summer 82 When Zappa Came to Sicily filmmaker and Zappa fan Salvo Cuccia tells the behindthescenes story of Frank Zappas starcrossed concert in Palermo Sicily the wrapup to a European tour that ended in public disturbances and police intervention Cuccia had a ticket to the concert but never made it Thirty years later collaborating with Zappas family he recreates the events through a combination of rare concert and backstage footage photographs anecdotes from family band members and concertgoers and insights from Zappa biographer and friend Massimo Bassoli The story is also a personal one as Cuccia interweaves the story of Zappas trip to Sicily with his own memories from that summer