Italy

  • What’s wrong with Italy?

    What’s wrong with Italy?

    MAFIA: Two brave Italians with courage: one as a writer, the other as a photographer.

  • Exposing the misery of the Mafia

    Exposing the misery of the Mafia

    PHOTOGRAPHY: Letizia Battaglia never introduced herself as a photographer of the Mafia. She was taking pictures of Palermo, she says, where the Mafia is simply part of everyday life and routines.

  • From «success story» to chaos and confusion

    From «success story» to chaos and confusion

    But Now is Perfect tells the story of how a small local village in the south of Italy opened up their community and welcomed refugees seeking a better future in Europe. But it is also a story about loss and tragedy.

  • The houses we were, the cities we are

    The houses we were, the cities we are

    Two important but very different documentaries from 2018 showcase the power of the short film form.

  • How the toleration of crime can change everything

    How the toleration of crime can change everything

    A film revealing the many faces of decades of organised crime in Southern Italy.

  • Is it a crime to save lives?

    Is it a crime to save lives?

    Acting in the name of human rights has become a criminal act in France.

  • Naples  equals the mafia

    Naples equals the mafia

    Usually, the mafia is depicted as a men’s organization.

  • Refugees, aestheticized

    Refugees, aestheticized

    Can a refugee in a film become too aesthetic, losing his ethical relevance?

  • Mostra 2010: Death in Venice

    Mostra 2010: Death in Venice

    In Venice essay films show a resistance to the mainstream film industry. Remarkably, death is present in of a lot of the films, whether fiction, faction or documentary.

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