Luigi Di Gianni and the creation of reality
Reflecting on the figure of the great documentarist and director Luigi Di Gianni, it is natural to start from the combination of reality / fiction. A combination that in the case o
Female initiation in the Niger Delta
The Niger Delta, in Southern Nigeria, is a thick net of waterways and swampy areas, extending for over 60.000 square miles. The Niger waters melt with the Atlantic Ocean, and the s
Night at Tanlili
It’s already dark (in Africa the night falls suddenly, around 6:30pm). After dinner, like every evening, the children of the village of Tanlili, in northern Burkina Faso, gather
Meeting with a warrior woman
Judith came into my life suddenly, as a wind blow. It happened around 1982. At that time I was a young woman struggling to find my way in the Big Apple. One day Voodoo drummer Bonn
Altinè’s water
Yellow-golden plains, blinded by the sun, swept by a hot and dry wind which turns into rain only a few weeks out of the year. Baobabs, acacias and tamarinds, scattered here and the
A prize to “Kevin”: a film for peace
The Ara Pacis Mundi, a monument inaugurated in 1951, is dedicated to the memory of those who have fallen or were dispersed in all wars, of different nationalities, races and religi
