30. Film Festival della Lessinia
Bosco Chiesanuova (Italia)
23 August - 1 September 2024

Esino Lario is a village in the Pre-Alps, in the province of Lecco. 745 inhabitants live at 910 meters above sea level, on the border between Italy and Switzerland: an ancient community, that has not changed for generations, following the natural rhythms of the plateau. In June 2016, this small town hosted Wikimania, the world gathering of Wikipedia volunteers. The meeting of two worlds, and of two opposite ways of life, takes shape through a voyage within Esino Lario and its inhabitants, exploring glimpses of everyday life. Hunting, religious rituals, and parties flow in a dimension far from modern times, among the stone-paved streets. In a hotel in the center of the town live migrants, guests often left on the margins, in search of  their own place in the community. What kind of reception can this small microcosm reserve for an international conference of one of the most important digital resources of the contemporary world?

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  Chiara Campara

  After studying philosophical sciences in Milan, Chiara Campara studied documentary filmmaking at the Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti. She produced and co-directed the documentaries  Photofinish. Una stagione alle corse (2014) and Sotterranea (2016). Her latest work, Le allettanti promesse, was produced by Lab80 film and supported by Mibact.

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  Lorenzo Faggi

  Lorenzo Faggi is both a writer and director. He studied documentary filmmaking at the Scuola di Cinema in Milano. He works as a creative producer and author for television programs and produced and co-directed, with Chiara Campara, Photofinish. Una stagione alle corse (Festival dei Popoli 2014). Le allettanti promesse is his first feature.