The movie is made of images found in the czarist archives of the massacre of the Armenians, which took place in 1915, in the Eastern part of Turkey. This is the first mass extermination of the century. In the cities, in the villages, in the monasteries. Fire, smoke, dust, destruction. Atrocities, pain. The survivors can only fled. This is the beginning of the Armenian wander...
Urgon, a jellyfish with an horrible head, snake-like hairs and the power to petrify. Urgon is the ancient name that Greek sailors gave to the tiny island in the Northern Mediterranean which is now known as Gorgonia. Since 1869, the island hosts a prison and its inhabitants are only the prisoners, policemen, one inhabitant and two nuns. The prisoners are involved in many of t...
Luca, almost fifty years old, decides to go back to rugby, an old passion he had when he was younger and he decides to train with the All Reds team. This is only one of the activities proposed by Acrobax, a squat which has been created in the old dog track of Rome. This experience will lead Luca to experience two tragedies: the death of two young men of Acrobax. Antonio died...
Carlo Feltrinelli street, southern-east outskirts of Milan. In between Tangenziale Est and an archery field are "Le case bianche", the so-called "White", council houses, built in 1986 and inhabited by 150 families. The are called "White" because white is the color of the asbestos panels of which they are covered. Oscar White, a rapper of Rogoredo, reports with his song "Mila...
The discovery of some precious footages shot in Calabria in the 60's is the starting point of a journey through the memories, real or imaginary, of a land where magic still exists…
A small village situated in the Alps between Italy and Switzerland hosts an international gathering focusing on the web and digital culture: the world convention of Wikimania’s volunteers. The film follows the preparations in the months preceding the event, the involvement of the locals and the quiet indifference of daily life in the mountains. A choral tale ...
Andrea da bambino aveva un eroe: “il Rino”. Rino è stato il mentore di Andrea. Partigiano, comunista: diverso da tutti. Da anni Andrea pensava a un film su Rino partigiano. Ma oggi Rino non può più raccontare: ha il morbo di Alzheimer. Andrea comincia a rivedere le decine di cassette con registrate le storie dell...
Good Time for a Change è un film etnografico che racconta l’esperienza di Danilo, un giovane italiano che sta pensando di emigrare in Canada. Il film illustra dall’interno tutte le fasi dell’esperienza migrante e il suo incontro con la realtà canadese, dalla metropoli di Toronto fino alle foreste incontaminate del Nord dell’Ontario. All&...
“L’infinita Fabbrica del Duomo” tells the story of the birth and the ongoing maintenance of the Milan Cathedral through the centuries. First act of the tetralogy "Spira Mirabilis" which deals with the concept of immortality through the elements of nature, L’infinita Fabbrica del Duomo represents the element of the earth. Through a poetic...
Asier and I grew up in the Basque Country. One day he disappeared and I found out he had joined ETA. How could I explain the reasons that led Asier to make a decision, which even I had trouble grasping?