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In April 2009, central Italy was hit by a severe earthquake causing the destruction of the city of L'Aquila. 60,000 citizens lost their homes and were relocated to tent camps. The Italian government launched a shelter programme and promised a fast rebuilding programme. Films were made of those living in the...
by Fatma Bucak and Sergio Fergnachino
Fatma is a 25 year old Turkish Kurdish photographer and director. To live free from the traditional ties of her patriarchal family she run off to Italy. There she fell in love with Davide, an Italian, whom she wants to marry. Yet in her family marriages have always been arranged, and her father, with four daughters to handle, is determined...
by Giotto Barbieri
What happens in a disaster area when the international media has left? That is what a team of Italian documentary makers found themselves asking when an earthquake hit central Italy in April, destroying an entire city and all its public and private structures in just one day and leaving its population living in emergency tent camps. The team...
by Dylan Williams
MEN WHO SWIM TOGETHER is a humorous and poignant look at a group of middle aged underachievers who have found unlikely success as members of Sweden’s all male synchronised swimming team. What began as a weekly escape from the daily grind of work and family responsibilities, soon evolved into a more serious commitment. Inspired by...