Maka
DOCUMENTARY|52'|COLOR|DPC|2023
A film by Elia Moutamid
written by Simone Brioni production 5e6 (ITA) with Stony Brook University (USA).
SYNOPSIS
Maka presents Geneviéve Makaping’s life in Italy and perilous migration journey. By sharing Makaping’s experience as the first Black news editor in Italy, Maka speaks out against the media representation of immigrants and offers an evocative examination of the intersection between sexism and racism in Italy. From Moroccan-born Italian director Elia Moutamid, this riveting documentary offers a poignant exploration of displacement, identity, and belonging.
CREDITS
WITH: Geneviève Makaping
WRITTEN BY: Simone Brioni
INSPIRED BY: Geneviève Makaping “Traiettorie di sguardi. E se gli altri foste voi?” (Rubbettino 2022). “Reversing the Gaze: What if the Other Were You?” translated by Giovanna Bellesia-Contuzzi and Victoria Offredi Poletto (Rutgers University Press, 2023).
DIRECTED BY: Elia Moutamid
PRODUCED BY: Graziano Chiscuzzu
LINE PRODUCER: Tania Gualeni
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gianluca Ceresoli
EDITOR: Irene Breda
MUSIC COMPOSER: Piernicola Di Muro
SOUND: Gabriele Cardullo
FESTIVAL
- Integrazione Film Festival 2023, Bergamo, Italy - “Best Documentary”
- Film Only Film Festival 2023, Canada - “Best Documentary”
- Voci di Donne Invisibili 2023, Terra di Tutti Film Festival, Bologna, Italy - “Premio COOP”
- Peloponnisos International Documentary Film Festival 2023, Kalamata, Greece - “Honorable Mention
- FESCAAAL 2023, Italy - Official Selection
TRAILER
Independent film production studio based in Italy.
5e6 S.R.L.
Corso Cavour 17/A
25121 Brescia|Italy
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