Beyond the Wall
Call to Action
Field Research
Short Film
Beyond the Wall is a project born at the turn of the fortieth anniversary of the earthquakes that brought the northern Italian town Gemona del Friuli to its knees in 1976.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, the rural community of Friuli has rediscovered itself in solidarity, revealing itself never as before cohesive, and Gemona has become an international symbol of resilience. Thou, once the houses and walls have been rebuilt, the divisions that separate tiny fractions and push the individual into a new and contemporary state of isolation were reborn.
Through the spray cans of a street artist’s community, Gemona rediscovers memories and values which seemed to be faded away.
Location:
ItalyTopic:
Natural Disaster, Community Work, Welfare
Output:
Call to Action
Field Research
Short Film
Partners & Sponsorships:
Regione FVG
Comune Gemona
Bravi Ragazzi
Hubstract. Made for Art!
The film premiered in Gemona del Friuli, the town at the centre of the 1976 earthquake that reshaped an entire region.
The documentary was part of a broader sociological research project developed with local associations — an attempt to examine the labels and stereotypes that mainstream media had attached to the people of that land, and to give the community a different way of looking back at that time, and at each other.
