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

Valle di Cembra, Trentino. In one of the most evocative landscapes in the Alps, cultivated almost exclusively with grape vines, farmers tell the story of a valley where agriculture forms the cornerstone of the economy. If the gestures of men between the planted rows appear immutable, the new procedures seem to question the contradictions of mountain agriculture, from crop diversification to protection of the landscape. A conversation amongst various generations reveals continuities and discontinuities, as well as the ability to renew traditions and the need to graft onto these new understanding and techniques, as well as the urgency to define a sustainable strategy for the entire valley. Rare archival images juxtapose with modern ones to narrate the work of man and the rhythm of the seasons.

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  Michele Trentini

  Born in Rovereto in 1974, he earned a degree in sociology from the University of Dresden with a thesis on ecological communitarianism in Eastern Germany. He does research and documentation using methods taken from visual anthropology and is the author of documentaries, including Furriadroxus (2005), Cheyenne, trent'anni (2009), Tre carnevali e ½ (2007), Il canto scaltro (2009) and Carnival King of Europe (2009).