SATURDAY, 8 JUNE
CINEMA MASSIMO – MNC SALA SOLDATI
5:30 PM
Cinema e memoria del Territorio is a five-part film that describes Walser communities (Alagna, Riva Valdobbia, Rima, Carcoforo, Rimella) in different film styles and genres with the creative adaptation of archive footage filmed in the five villages and stored in the Superottimisti Archives, Turin.
The educational project involved 50 students attending the Istituto D’Adda, Varallo Sesia; it depicts the history and the environmental changes of the communities. Over the school year, the students experimented with cinematographic language and techniques, starting from research and treatment to screenplay writing, filming and editing a finished audiovisual document. The project involved local agencies and associations in networking to promote the area via cinema, create intergenerational dialogue, and widen their cultural knowledge within a larger context.
The event is promoted and curated by the Superottimisti Archives, with the participation of the students, representatives of the Walser associations of Valsesia, and the Unione Montana dei Comuni, Valsesia.
The event will conclude with a selection of gastronomic specialties offered by the community of Carcoforo.
Cinema e memoria del Territorio (2024, 62’)
Der trulle chìr / Girotondo
Dedicated to the women of Rimella.
Lanjer g’zoltjini / Storie di Alagna
Accounts of the people who have lived in the community for the past 50 years and have seen it transformed into an international tourist destination.
Mi liebe Arimmu / Mia cara Rima
An experimental film about the traditions of Rima, the so-called pearl of Valsesia.
Alla scoperta di Riva Valdobbia e della Val Vogna
A story about the potential for sustainable tourism in Val Vogna, with a focus on the Walser community.
Caro Diario, Cara Carcoforo
The change of seasons and the balance between man and nature in Carcoforo.
Cinema e Memoria del territorio is a project of the Superottimisti Archives, the Istituto Superiore D’Adda di Varallo Sesia (VC), and an initiative in the framework of the National Cinema Plan and Images for School Use promoted by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
