Memories for the future

The programme will bring together Lebanese artist and director Mohamad Abdouni, French-Senegalese director Alain Gomis, and Italian director Costanza Quatriglio, in conversation with Italian director Alina Marazzi.

This year's conversation explores cinema as a language capable of writing and rewriting both individual and collective histories and identities. Particular attention will be devoted to the role of sources—including archival materials, official historical records and oral testimonies, the power of cinema to bring erased stories back into public consciousness, and the dynamic relationship between personal experience and collective memory in the construction of narrative.

In an era increasingly defined by a culture of "post-truth" and relentless presentism, the discussion will examine the possibilities, functions, and responsibilities of cinema in shaping personal, familial, and communal portraits, highlighting the fundamental role that memory plays in this process.

To attend the masterclass and/or the screenings at Sala Laguna, reservations can be made by emailing laguna.edipore@gmail.com starting 24 August.