The Imperial Lullaby/ Africa Bianca

The Imperial Lullaby/ Africa Bianca
Italy, 2020, 23’
in Italian w/ Eng./ Arm. Subtitles

Directors: Marta Violante, Filippo Foscarini
Scriptwriter: Filippo Foscarini
Sound designer: Filippo Foscarini
Editor: Marta Violante
Production Company: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia – Sede Sicilia
1936: Italy conquers Ethiopia. My 10 years old grandfather tells this story in a school notebook. Today, more than 80 years later, I find the little notebook, a unique archive material, and I ask myself: why did he never talk about that? A fascist image of Africa, filtered by the gaze and the drawings of a small boy, still remains shrouded in shadow. Through the materiality of images and sounds, The Imperial Lullaby is an attempt to follow the few traces left.

Marta Violante

Born in Milan in 1991 Marta Violante is currently studying Audio and Visual Communication at the University of Valencia. She has lived in Mexico for several years, where she has co-directed the documentary Lirio Mendoza and has worked as a film editing assistant. She is in the A.C. La Bandita collective of filmmakers.

Filmography

Lirio Mendoza (2016), The Imperial Lullaby (2020).

Filippo Foscarini

Filippo Foscarini graduated in Comparative Literature at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. He is currently studying Cinematic Documentary at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Palermo.

Filmography

The Imperial Lullaby (2020).

The Imperial Lullaby/ Africa Bianca
Italy, 2020, 23’
in Italian w/ Eng./ Arm. Subtitles

Directors: Marta Violante, Filippo Foscarini
Scriptwriter: Filippo Foscarini
Sound designer: Filippo Foscarini
Editor: Marta Violante
Production Company: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia – Sede Sicilia
1936: Italy conquers Ethiopia. My 10 years old grandfather tells this story in a school notebook. Today, more than 80 years later, I find the little notebook, a unique archive material, and I ask myself: why did he never talk about that? A fascist image of Africa, filtered by the gaze and the drawings of a small boy, still remains shrouded in shadow. Through the materiality of images and sounds, The Imperial Lullaby is an attempt to follow the few traces left.

Marta Violante

Born in Milan in 1991 Marta Violante is currently studying Audio and Visual Communication at the University of Valencia. She has lived in Mexico for several years, where she has co-directed the documentary Lirio Mendoza and has worked as a film editing assistant. She is in the A.C. La Bandita collective of filmmakers.

Filmography

Lirio Mendoza (2016), The Imperial Lullaby (2020).

Filippo Foscarini

Filippo Foscarini graduated in Comparative Literature at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. He is currently studying Cinematic Documentary at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Palermo.

Filmography

The Imperial Lullaby (2020).