Thursday, April 27, 2017
(Feliciano School of BusinessLecture Hall 101) NJ 6:30-8:30pm
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This film screening ofCome il peso dell’acqua(“Like the Weight of Water”) directed by filmmaker Andrea Segre is the second of a two-day event linked to the project.
Program:
- Introductory remarks by Teresa Fiore
- Screening of
- Film subtitles by vlog studentsJames Lo Cascio e Rosanna Coviello,andGiulia Fratini (University of Macerata, Italy) under the supervision of(Italian Program, vlog) ande(University of Macerata, Italy)
- Q&A with the directoras well as scholars Giuseppe Campesi, Enrica Rigo, Nando Sigona, and Ernest Ialongo
Come il peso dell’acqua(“Like the Weight of Water”) is a film directed by Andrea Segre (second director Stefano Liberti) and featuring award-winning
actors Giuseppe Battiston and Marco Paolini. Produced by and aired on RAI3 in 2014 (see the). In line with the tradition of the “theater of narration,” the movie features actors who rely on storytelling, maps, and the display of objects to address a multi-faceted subject of socio-political relevance such as contemporary immigration. By weaving these “tales” with the interviews with three immigrant women from Africa and the Middle East as well as original footage about rescues out at sea, Segre crafts an innovative filmic language that renders in clear and incisive ways the complex issues at play in leaving one’s country, traveling by sea, and trying to find a new place. Ultimately,Come il peso dell’acquais a reminder that border closure policies are bound to fail: like water, migrants will continue to exercise pressure unless the European approach lends an ear to migrants’ direct stories, as this film does.
After the screening, the director will entertain questions from the panelists from the previous day’s event and the audience.
is a film and documentary director active in both cinema and television. He has a Ph.D. in Sociology and Communication and has been researching the topic of immigration for over ten years. He is the co-founder of, a production and distribution company for social documentaries and cultural projects at large. He has directed two movies, both produced by JoleFilm:Io sono Li(four David di Donatello nominations, winner of dozens of international awards, such as the Premio Lux of the European Parliament, and distributed in over 45 countries); andLa Prima Neve(“Orizons” section at the 72ndVenice International Film Festival and winner of the Annecy Festival). Segre is also the director or codirector of a number of acclaimed documentaries:Marghera Canale Nord,A sud di Lampedusa,La mal’ombra,Come un uomo sulla terra,Magari le cosa cambiano, Il Sangue Verde,Mare Chiuso, Come il peso dell’acquaandI Sogni del Lago Salato.He is also the author ofFuoriRotta(Marsilio, 2004) a book linked to theproject developed in collaboration with Montura Editing and the Italian newspaperInternazionale.
- Designed and organized by Ernest Ialongo (Hostos Community College, CUNY; Chair, Columbia University Seminar in Modern Italian Studies) and Teresa Fiore (Inserra Endowed Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies, vlog)
- with the support of the,at vlog, and theColumbia University Seminar in Modern Italian Studies
- with the cosponsorship of and the
Resources:
(Repubblica, Dec. 14, 2016, article in Italian)
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