A journey into the heart of a modern working-class suburb, Ponte di Nona, a few kilometers away from Rome. Sara and Neda lead us through the dynamics of power which influence the daily life of the inhabitants: neighborhoods condemned to decay and neglect, constructed without any infrastructure, public transportation or areas to gather in. The result is a movie which tells ab...
Francesco's father can't love him the way he would like, so he is looking for the answer to the question that, since 17 years, has echoed in his mind. There is only one person who can give him this answer. During a journey across a black and hostile sea, amongst violence and contraband, Francesco finds out who he is and becomes an adult.
In occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Italian Liberation Day, 18 of the best Italian rock bands were asked to record a CD. The title will be "Materiale Resistente 1945-1995" (Resistant Materials). The day the album was released, a concert was organized in Correggio, in the province of Reggio Emilia. It was the 25th April, 1995. This film was shot during th...
The summer has just started and a family run circus travels adrift in the region of the Sertão. They don't have any means of transportation so every time they have to move, they hire a truck to transport all the things which were inside the tent. Their arrival to a new city is announced only by radio, the only mean of communication which is available in such isola...
A poetic travel diary about one of the most fascinating area in Italy: the Po delta. The traveller, day after day, lives and discovers this place and the people who work there. The past emerges through the stories told by the characters and the visual memories of an important Italian director, Florestano Vancini, who, 50 years ago, realized several documentaries in these pla...
Bing, a Chinese girl, moves from China to Torino. Waiting for her, there is her new brother...
The relationship between Livorno and Piero Ciampi, a forgotten and disregarded artist, poet and songwriter who was always angry because anarchist and communist. The "Livorness" of the artist is told by the ones who have memory of his peculiar disenchanted irony which is perfectly summed up in one of his sentence: "I am the greatest, because I can get up to 300...
Mrs. Flo has to go back home, but it's night and she has to go through a street which has a bad reputation. Fear is not her only problem...
During the fight for the Liberation, the city of Piacenza counted 860 deaths and went through brutal massacres, but thanks to the Resistance, it obtained freedom. For this reason, in 1996, the city has been honored with the Golden Medal for Military Merit in the Resistance. The documentary follows the stages of the Liberation process through the voice of the ones who fought ...
Five young Japanese cyclists go to Burkina Faso to take part in the most important African competition, the Tour of Faso. The movie is about the contrast between two completely different worlds: the structured and monotone life of the members of the Japanese team and the African reality. On top of that, there is the difference between the rigid climate of Japan compared to t...