Gianfranco Rosi
In 2008 he made his first feature documentary, “Below Sea Level.” The film gained recognition at numerous prestigious festivals. In 2010 Rosi created the sensational documentary “El Sicario, Room 164” – a film interview with a murderer working for the Mexican drug cartel. The documentary received the prestigious FIPRESCI award at the Venice IFF. Currently, Rosi also does commercials, as a freelancer he does camera work for various film productions and gives guest lectures at film schools. His film “Sacro GRA” brought him a Golden Lion.
Fuocoammare (2016)
Sacro GRA (2013)
El Sicario, Room 164 (2010)
Below Sea Level (2008)
Boatman (1993)
Films
- Fire at Sea108’
Production: IT 2016
Lampedusa is a small village between Africa and Europe. Its territory belongs to Italy. Each year over 150 thousand refugees from Africa hit its shore, people who seek escape from war and hunger. Many of them do not reach their destination. The rotted-through makeshift boats and rafts drown, taking the lives of hundreds of people. Rosi observes the life on the island without judging the attitude of the immigrants or of those deciding their fate (some of them, usually inhabitants of Tunisia, will be sent back to their homeland). The director is interested in who the people coming to Lampedusa are. He gives his attention both to Africans and to the indigenous people. He juxtaposes both groups’ problems as well as their priorities. The film received the Golden Bear at Berlinale 2016.
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