OLTREMARE. Sguardi amatoriali sull’Africa mediterranea
(82′)
Archives materials from 1929 to 1982.
North Africa as filmed in the colonial and postcolonial eras by the amateur cameras of travellers, settlers, tourists, artists and journalists. We journey through time, from the 1920s to the 1980s, and across space, from Morocco to Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and finally Egypt. These countries lie between sea and desert, between the Mediterranean and the Sahara. Coming from Italy, these outside perspectives represent an attempt at appropriation—and, at times, at understanding and empathy.
A selection of amateur films from the Fondazione Home Movies, curated by Michele Manzolini and Paolo Simoni.
Live score by Davide Bristot, Federico Fondelli, Laura Mocerino, Leda Di Piro, Luca Lovisetto and Riccardo Martorana.
Musical supervision by Laura Agnusdei and Massimo Carozzi.
Part of Memoryscores, a project by Fondazione Home Movies – National Archive of Amateur Film and Articolture, supported by the Italian Ministry of Culture (MiC) and SIAE as part of the “Per Chi Crea” programme. In collaboration with the Union of the Municipalities of the Bolognese Apennines, the Municipality of Grizzana Morandi, and Vivicampolo.
Technical partnership: Palens – Community Cooperative.
Event co-produced with AngelicA | Music Research Centre.
Egitto
Il Cairo, Famiglia Perugini, 9,5mm, 1929, 2’
Il Cairo / Nilhfart, James Henderson, 16mm, 1932 ca., 3’
Viaggio in Egitto, Nadia Rappini, Super8, 1982, 10’
Musica di Davide Bristot
Libia
Tripoli e zone interne, Famiglia Dal Prà, 9,5mm, 1937ca., 9’
Visita a Leptis Magna, Anonimo, 8mm, 1958 ca., 4’
Musica di Riccardo Martorana
Tunisia
Vacanze in Tunisia, Gianni Toti e Marinka Dallos, 8mm, 1962, 14’
Musica di Leda Di Piro
Algeria
Algeri, Ottavio Barbisio, 16mm, 1954, 2’
Dopo la liberazione, Sauro Ravaglia, 8mm, 1964, 6’
Algeria, Guido Giorgi, Single8, 1971, 6’
Musica di Federico Fondelli
Marocco
Tangier, James Henderson, 16mm, 1932 ca., 1’
Tangeri, Gianni Castagnoli, Super8, 1974, 10’
Musica di Laura Mocerino
Sahara
Deserto tunisino, Nadia Rappini, Super8, 1972, 2’
Deserto di sale, Giancarlo Vicinelli, Super8, 1971, 2’
Zoo du desert, Giancarlo Vicinelli, Super8, 1978, 4’
Marocco, piste del sud, Nadia Rappini, Super8, 1978, 2’
Algeria, Guido Giorgi, Single8, 1971, 5’
Musica di Luca Lovisetto
Films 9,5mm,16mm, 8mm ans Super8 from Famiglia Perugini, James Henderson, Nadia Rappini, Famiglia Dal Prà, Cineamatore Anonimo, Ottavio Barbisio, Sauro Ravaglia, Guido Giorgi, Gianni Castagnoli, Giancarlo Vicinelli.
Archives materials from 1929 to 1982
