PORTUALI (Italy, 2024, 81′) Tuesday, September 23rd, at 9:00 p.m.; Cinema Centrale Arthouse, Via Carlo Alberto, 27 Event in partnership with Unione Culturale and Archivio Nazionale Cinematografico della Resistenza In partnership with Unione Culturale and Archivio Nazionale Cinematografico della Resistenza , on Tuesday, September 23rd, at 9:00 p.m., Cinema Centrale Arthouse will screen Portuali by Perla Sardella . This movie is a documentary that narrates the political struggle of the C.A.L.P ( Collettivo Autonomo Lavoratori Portuali , that is Autonomous Collective of Port Workers) of Genoa between 2019 and 2023, intertwining historical memory with the voices of current workers, resulting in a choral and political portrait of the world of logistics work and its battles. Movie presented by the director, followed by a Q&A session. Admission method : you can access it by purchasing tickets at the Cinema Centrale Arthouse box office International title: PortualiOriginal title: PortualiDirector, photography, editing: Perla SardellaSound: Alabastar De Plume, con Ruth Goller e Momoko GillProduction: Berenice Film A dock workers organization from Genoa, member of the CALP union (Collettivo Autonomo Lavoratori Portuali) and the USB non-confederal union (Unioni Sindacati di Base), engage in a conflict to assert their rights on different fronts at the workplace. […]

CHI LAVORA È PERDUTO (IN CAPO AL MONDO) (Italia, Francia, 1963, 81′) Sunday September 28th, at 9 p.m., Bistrot Culturale Ramo d’Oro, Galleria Umberto I, Piazza della Repubblica, 4 Event in partnership with Ramo d’Oro Admission method: free admission with reservation. International title: Chi lavora è perduto (In capo al mondo)Original title: Chi lavora è perduto (In capo al mondo)Director: Tinto BrassScreenplay: Tinto Brass, Franco Arcalli, Gian Carlo FuscoPhotography: Bruno BarcarolEditing: Tinto BrassMusic: Piero PiccioniStarring: Sady Rebbot, Pascale Audret, Nando Angelini, Franco Arcalli, Piero Vida, TinoProduction: Zebra Films Bonifacio B. is almost 27 years old, while he waits to reappear again at the psychoanalyst’s office in a large company to know the results of his job interview, he wanders around the sunny streets of Venice on a summer day. The heat, the need to pass the time and to make an important career choice lead him to experience a jumble of various memories, disconnected thoughts and exaggerated fantasies. Some family situations and the various stages of his education and training come back to him. He meets two friends who are in a mental institution. In a final, delirious attempt to find a solution to his problem, Bonifacio, with his anarchist […]

PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK “BRUCIA ANCHE L’UMANITÀ – DIARY OF A NURSE IN GAZA” BY MARTINA MARCHIÒ Friday, September 26th, at 6:00 p.m.; Libreria Binaria, Via Roma 9, Rivalta di Torino  Event in partnership with Binaria Centro Commensale On Friday, September 26th, at 6:00 p.m., in partnership with Libreria di Binaria Centro Commensale del Gruppo Abele , there will be a presentation of Martina Marchiò’ s book Brucia anche l’umanità. Diario di un’infermiera a Gaza . This book describes the author’s arrival in Gaza with Doctors Without Borders in April 2024, in a land torn apart by war for six months. A true and raw story with the flavor of struggle, survival, and the courage of those who choose to be on the front lines. This book is a testament to how words can transport the readers far from their own life and experiences, stirring consciences and highlighting the importance of raising one’s voice. «Martina Marchiò’s testimony in this book has a profound meaning. Because it tells the story of a woman who, even before rebelling against silence, risked her life in a land where the Israeli army targets and kills even humanitarian workers». (Pablo Trincia) The author will be […]

OPENING OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION “IL TEATRO DEL LAVORO” BY MAURO RAFFINI Sunday, September 28th, at 7:00 p.m.; Bistrot Culturale Ramo d’Oro, Galleria Umberto I, Piazza della Repubblica, 4 Event followed by the screening of Tinto Brass’s movie Chi lavora è perduto at 9:00 p.m. Event in partnership with Ramo d’Oro On Sunday, September 28th, at 7:00 p.m., at the Galleria Umberto I, Mauro Raffini ‘ s exhibition Il teatro del lavoro will be inaugurated in collaboration with Ramo d’Oro . As if in a dazzling theatrical setting, Mauro Raffini portrays late 20th-century Italian industry from Piedmont to Sicily. The actors are technicians, workers, testers, and artisans who play the part, staring motionless at the analog camera to resemble a 19th-century pose. Proud of their skills, they dominate the daily work environment and convey the dignity and commitment they put into designing, building, and doing. Twenty-one unpublished shots by one of Italy’s most significant photographers, who has been able to portray the world of work with both passion and a critical eye throughout his whole career. In the photographs, the vivid and unreal colors – like those of a nightclub – are achieved by placing sheets of gelatin in front […]