Productions

TREASURES OF ITALY

by Walter Bencini

Weekly magazine programme produced for the satellite channel Digitaly, taking a journalistic look at the world of art and culture. Stately homes, the gardens of historic villas, monuments and cathedrals: Italy’s inestimable artistic heritage, between myth, legend and history.

Series: 20 x 10 minutes
Format: Betacam SP 4:3 Pal/Secam
Produced by: Insekt Film for Digitaly Channel
Year: 1999/2001

LA VIA FRANCIGENA

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF PILGRIMS

by Gino Bertini

The documentary traces the ancient route followed by medieval pilgrims on their way from Northern Europe to Rome. A kind of travel diary, visiting the hospitals, monasteries and religious institutions that offered shelter and comfort to pilgrims heading for the Eternal City, it offers an opportunity to experience the unique atmosphere of these unchanged places and feel the remarkable emotion of a spiritual communion with the world and other people.

Length: 52 minutes
Directed by: Gino Bertini
Photography and editing: Walter Bencini
Format: 4:3 Betacam SP Pal/Secam
Produced by: Insekt Film in co-production with Rai 3
Language: Italy
Year: 2000

KOUBANAO

A Casamance village between tradition and future

by Massimo Luconi

Ever since Sonko first left the confines of his village, he has been cultivating the art of poetry, With simplicity, amidst the colours of his land, in the fields and in the shade of the majestic koubanao trees, he talks about his world, our world and his people’s culture.
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VOYAGE TO MALI

In search of the roots of traditional medicine

by Massimo Luconi

A journey in the land of the Dogon to understand the science of Mali’s shaman-healers, used by everyone in a country where the life expectancy is just 48. A group of scientists and researchers have been working for some time with the healers to support and promote traditional medicine.
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