La macchina delle immagini di Alfredo C.

La macchina delle immagini di Alfredo C.

(Documentary, Italy, 2021, 76’, C / NB, En/Fr ST)

by Roland Sejko

with Pietro De Silva

La macchina delle immagini di Alfredo C.

Synopsis

Alfredo C., cameraman for the fascist propaganda machine, toured Italian-occupied Albania for fve years with his camera. Before, for almost twenty years, he flmed Mussolini and fascist Italy. Now that the war is over, he fnds himself trapped to Albania, a communist country which needs a cameraman for its new propaganda. Confned to a flm vault, surrounded by thousands of flm reels, Alfredo C. reviews the flm of his life on an old moviola.

Reviews

His story, unavoidably intertwined with the images and stories of others, provided the opportunity to develop a number of themes: the omnipresence of propaganda and its techniques, the effect of historical events on personal destinies, the responsibility of the masses and that of individuals. And a refection on the responsibility – today, just like yesterday – of those who produce images, and those who see them.Roland Sejko, la Biennale di Venezia, 2021

Credits

Roland Sejko

Director

Film Author :

Roland Sejko
Roland Sejko

Roland Sejko was born in Albania. He is a writer and director, known for Albania – Il Paese di fronte (2008, co-directed with Mauro Brescia), Anija – La nave (2012), and La macchina delle immagini di Alfredo C. (2021). He graduated in History and Philology at Tirana University before settling in Italy in 1991. He has been working for Istituto Luce, where he is currently director of editorial staff. Winner of a David di Donatello Award for his Anija / La Nave Roland Sejko has written and directed several acclaimed documentaries especially as regards his reuse of archive footage. His film La macchina delle immagini di Alfredo C. (2021) had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.

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