Negotiating Amnesia
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Negotiating Amnesia is an essay film based on research conducted at the Alinari Archive and the National Library in Florence. It focuses on the Ethiopian War of 1935-36 and the legacy of the fascist, imperial drive in Italy. Through interviews, archival images and the analysis of high-school textbooks employed in Italy since 1946, the film shifts through different historical and personal anecdotes, modes and technologies of representation.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2015-11-27
Runtime: 30 mins
Director: Alessandra Ferrini
Spoken language: Italiano
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Negotiating Amnesia
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