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Follows a game of precision and patience, a form of meditation. The goal is to build dynamic balance systems with ordinary objects: the result is a collection of ephemeral kinetic sculptures with hypnotic movements. The objects, extracted from their context and stripped of any utility, become dancing shapes and colors that recall a familiar landscape, but at the same time suggest a new, delicate, and intimate one. “Domestic Balances” is a metaphorical exercise about the search for inner balance and tells the urgency of a poetic perspective on everyday life.

A short film that tells the story of Valeria Specolizzi, a lesbian woman who grew up in Salento - a region in Southern Italy - in the seventies and eighties. The film works with memory and queer genealogy while exploring the social environment of Salento in that time period. The narrator, Marta Specolizzi, is Valeria's niece and through the film, she recounts her memories with and of Valeria.

Onofrio died in Berlin in 1978 at the age 23, leaving behind some love letters, the last of which is from Maria, who believed him alive for 40 years. Made with the intention of giving a voice to the silence created by his family around this loss.

The incredible story of the Isolotto Community in Florence, from the protests of ’68 to global media attention, featuring rare archive documents

As a child, Moha travelled from Morocco to Europe. Today, eight years later, he lives in a small Spanish city thanks to the help of his friends and the support of social services. Trapped between his childhood dreams and his disillusionment as a young adult, he clings to what he can. As an illegal immigrant, he lives every day with uncertainty.

Over the last hundred years, global water consumption has skyrocketed, but for most of the population in the poorest countries, access to drinking water is still a mirage. And the risk of wars breaking out between states to secure this precious resource is still very high. Piero Badaloni's documentary analyzes this global problem, highlighting data on current water use and consumption, the role of Italy and other countries around the world, the problem of water degradation and pollution, and the growing gap between the North and South of the world.

About the life of the parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in Milan and Lombardy, about the spiritual patron of Milan – St. Ambrose of Milan and other Orthodox saints of Milan and Italy.

20 years since one of the most dramatic days of the Former Yugoslavia conflicts, the destruction of the old bridge, also a symbol of the city; and after almost 10 years since its reconstruction by the international community, seven different characters live their lives in today’s Mostar, without meeting each other. What they have in common, however, are splinters of memory returning strongly from the past, and with which they have to deal.

The objective of this film is to recount the life and actions of a man who left an indelible mark on history: Adolf Hitler. We will do so by showing a journey from childhood, from his rise to power, to the tragic events that led to the end of the Nazi dictatorship and its main driver, showing the whole world what Hitler meant for modern history. This documentary is intended to be a complete educational tool that can unveil the veils of some of the darkest pages of our civilization. Follow us on this journey, because knowledge is the tool with which we can prevent history from repeating itself.

In Pasolini's vision, Euripides' Medea becomes an emblem of the Third World deceived and exploited by the pragmatic rationality of the West (Jason). The sequences of human sacrifice, shot in Turkey, are among the highest and cruelest in Pasolini's cinema. Maria Callas in her only film role, is a lunar goddess of revenge.

Nino gives flowers to girls passing by.

Nero Inferno is a significant documentary which explores the 90s Milan trainbombing scene. It successfully captures some of the raw emotions of northern Italy’s underground bombing universe, collecting rare footage, photos and interviews which include writers like Bread, Rae, MastroK, Spice, Dumbo. Great sound bites from these guys, who wanted to raise their voices upon the grey murmur of the big ciy. The film shows also some action, showcasing the street bombing missions in the subway of Milan. It’s an essential video for those who were there and who was not and anyone who don’t want to forget the historical memory of a movement.

The story about a theater company and a cosmopolitan and migrant art forge.

Halfway between a documentary and an artistic installation, Heimat, starting from the creative fragmentation of the Last Letters from Stalingrad, a collection of letters written in December 1942 by German soldiers besieged in the Stalingrad sack, is a sensorial and universal investigation of that very mysterious object that is the memory of Home: a mysterious, elusive object, always on the verge of fading. In Heimat, the paste of old family films, brushstrokes of color and chemical residues of decomposing film coexist. A reality that becomes oneiric, almost hallucinatory.

This documentary explores the life and intellectual works of Italian long forgotten mythologist Furio Jesi. His extraordinary life-journey as an infant prodigy, a young archaeologist who dropped out of high school at 16 to travel around the Mediterranean, studying the myths of ancient cultures. During the ’60s he was involved in the communist uprisings in Italy while working as a freelance encyclopedist. He accepted a job at the University of Palermo, and he was the last professor appointed without any degree. His short life left a legacy of wonder in all those who met him. The movie explores also some of his outstanding philosophical concepts such as the “mythological machine” or the “wordless ideas”.

An archival compilation dedicated to a longtime neglected gesture, women's work, captured on film by small-gauge movie cameras during the Twentieth Century.

A selection of Neapolitan painters inserted into the climate of Naples and the nature that surrounds them: from Bottiglieri, the famous still life painter, to Chiancone to Striccoli, an analytical and critical examination of the works of these painters is made.

Four siblings over ninety, one apartment building in Rome. Aging, solitude, and living life with gusto.

The story of two generations of farmers told by two families (father/son, father/daughter), between tradition and innovation, between continuity and change.

A documentary about the humanitarian tragedy of universal poverty and homelessness.

This documentary tells the untold story of the Sachsenhausen camp that between 1936 and 1945 was a Nazi concentration camp, and between 1945 and 1950 a Soviet special camp.

Short film about the attractions of the Italian coastal town of Rapallo.

Claudio Lazzaro, a print journalist, with this documentary enters the ranks of Bossi's group, listens, records, and witnesses the words and goals of the League leaders, without judging. The rough voice of Umberto, the vehemence of Borghezio, the firmness of Bastoni (a surname, a guarantee), coordinator of the Green Shirts, form the picture of the situation. But who, precisely, are the Green Shirts?

digital portrait, in three shots, of a rain on a July afternoon

‘D’Amore si cresce’ is a project focusing on visual literacy, emotional education and participatory cinema, which has led to the creation of a collective film.

The documentary chronicles Bubi Dennerlein’s extraordinary journey from athlete to coach. He is considered the godfather of Italian swimming, having served as head coach of the Italian national swimming team for 24 years. He led the team to seven Olympic Games and mentored numerous world champions, including Novella Caligaris. As an innovator, he introduced interval training and modern biomechanics to Italian swimming. He was not only a technical coach but also a father figure to many of his athletes.