WTFF7 – Short Films Competition
Documentary
By Simona Brambilla, Chiara Granata
Italy, 2023, 28’
o.v. Italian, English subtitles
Regional Premiere
November 15, 2024, 7.00 PM, Cinema Odeon
Synopsis The history of trade union activism in Piacenza’s textile sector in the ‘60s and ‘70s, told through the voices of the women at the heart of the movement, and the images of a generation in protest. The interviews are enriched by archive materials that create stories of a past that belongs to us and which strongly questions our present.
Directors’ bio-filmography Simona Brambilla (1988), a graduate in Film Studies from the University of Bologna and in Filmmaking at Goldsmiths in London, is a filmmaker and educator, interested in exploring local history and documentary storytelling. Chiara Granata (1980), a graduate in Television, Cinema and Multimedia Production from IULM in Milan, is a documentary filmmaker and editor, fascinated by little, personal stories that allow reflections on the grand dynamics of history.
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Directed by Simona Brambilla, Chiara Granata
Screenplay Simona Brambilla, Chiara Granata
Cinematography Simona Brambilla
Sound Gianni Cravedi, Filippo Grecchi
Editing Chiara Granata
Sound Editing Giancarlo Boselli
Music Franco Trincale
Production Arci Piacenza
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