Franca: Chaos and Creation

Franca: Chaos and Creation is a 2016 documentary film directed by Francesco Carrozzini. The film focuses on his mother Franca Sozzani, editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia for nearly three decades, and highlights her groundbreaking influence on fashion editorials while also exploring the relationship between Sozzani and Carrozzini as mother and son. The film premiered on September 2, 2016, in the "Cinema nel Giardino" category at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival where it received early positive reviews from the fashion industry. It hosted its North American premiere during the 24th Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2016 and also screened at AFI Fest in Los Angeles on November 15, 2016. The film was picked up for distribution in the US by Bond/360. In September 2017, Carrozzini announced that the film would receive a special release in Italy on September 25–27, 2017 as part of Fashion Film Festival Milano and be available to stream worldwide on Netflix starting in October 2017.