Mediterranea
First screened in January 2016
Director: Jorge Carpignano. Cast: Koudous Seihon, Alassane Sy, Ernest Zire, Sinka Bourehima, Vincenzina Siciliano, Mary Elizabeth Innocence, Naciratou Zanre, Aisha, Norina Ventre, Davide Schipilliti, Zakaria Kbiri, Koffi Appiah. Screenplay: Jorge Carpignano. Twitter Capsule:
Powerful and vividly filmed story of West African migrants trying to carve a life for themselves in Italy. Stream it!
VOR:④
Hard to imagine many more pressing stories in 2015 than that of southern migrants stymied in Europe. Style not exactly new but so evocative about seldom-treated subjects.