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

Italian premiere

Wool, once a precious commodity, in recent years often went unused, and after the shearing that took place twice a year, had to be burned or disposed of. Today, wool is undergoing a period of interesting rediscovery. This renewable animal resource, like wood, thanks to knowledge, fantasy, art, study, design, and even extravagance, is being used in new ways. In Engadin, as in the rest of the world, the particularly fine wool called "merino" is most sought after; but this new regard is also spurring interest in the use of the less precious wool from Swiss mountain sheep. The documentary tells the story of the people who are rediscovering and valorising this material: a couple of shepherds with their flock, spinners and weavers, artists and entrepreneurs who with wool have designed and built innovative trekking equipment.

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  Susanna Fanzun

  Born in 1963 in the Lower Engadine, in Switzerland, she worked as a director for Televisiun Romantscha and is now an independent director, involved in documenting the traditions of her native region. She participated in the Film Festival della Lessinia in 2013 with Pur Forever and in 2015 with Kuhe, Käse und 3 Kinder, winner of the prize from the public and the award for best film about the Alps.