points of view on the Reggian Appenines
by Marco Mensa and Elisa Mereghetti (2010)
produced by Ethnos with the support of the Emilia-Romagna Film Commission
a collection of short films by Chinese students enrolled at the University of Bologna
12 brief stories on different aspects of the city of Bologna, seen through the eyes of 12 Chinese students who study at the oldest European University. (2010)
produced by Regione Emilia-Romagna, Associazione Collegio di Cina, University of Bologna
by Beba Gabanelli (2010)
produced by INGV - Formicablu - Ethnos
Marta is a 12 year old from L'Aquila. After April 6th 2009, that terrible night in which her city was crumbled by the eartquake, her life has changed forever...
The mother, the cartoonist and the king
by Marco Mensa and Elisa Mereghetti (2009)
A trip to Benin to discover different cultures and to visit solidarity projects, respecting the environment and cultural diversity. The protagonist of the film, with the voice of actress Cristina Bignardi, asks herself: what changes inside us when we travel in a "responsible" way?
produced by Ethnos - Cospe
by Elisa Mereghetti (2009)
produced by Cospe
The Chenini oasis, near Gabès (Tunisia), is the only marine oasis in the Mediterranean. In 2008 the Tunisian Ministry of Environment proposed to include it in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. But this little corner of paradise is in danger...
The sea of Joe - from Sicily to Alaska
by Enzo Incontro (2009)
a production by Scuba Film - Ethnos with the support of ANFE
“The sea of Joe” moves from the Sicilian island of Marettimo, to California, all the way to Alaska, on the traces of the “legendary fishermen”... The protagonist of the film is Joe Bonanno, called “Linuccio”, a fisherman born in Marettimo who emigrated to the United States in the Fifties, in search of fortune. In the story of Joe Bonanno we find the story of an era. legendary fishermen
by Elisa Mereghetti (2009)
produced by Cospe
The Women's Center Light Steps in Shkodra, Albania, provides free psychological and legal assistance to women in need. It is also a place to meet and socialize. Women in Albania are still not respected in the family and in society, and they pay for the perpetuation of a chauvinistic and patriarchal culture.
by Elisa Mereghetti and Valerio Monteventi (2008)
a coproduction ETHNOS – VAG61 – Occhiovago – Creativi di Craiova
The odyssey of the Roma Gypsy community in Bologna, from 2002 to 2007. The direct accounts of the protagonists tell of 5 years of life between repeated evictions, solidarity projects, attempts of inclusion and daily experieces of discrimination.
One drop after the other
paths of active citizenship to become “Water carriers”
by Elisa Mereghetti (2007)
Produced by COSPE – CEVI – Contratto Mondiale sull’Acqua
Individual and collective responsibility for the most precious resource, water. Schools, families, local administrators: all have to contribute. And saving water in the North can help development in the South of the world.
Litte black dog the story of People’s houses
by Danilo Caracciolo and Roberto Montanari (2007)
with: Bruno Cappagli
Produced by da CARMONT – ETHNOS – VIDEO MAGAZINE
History, background, memories and future of the People's Houses. A theatre pièce and the trip of the director between Emilia-Romagna, Basilicata and Belgium, in search of the Little Black Dog.…
Riding dreams
by Elisa Mereghetti (2007)
Produced by AIFO – Associazione Italiana Amici di Raoul Follereau
In Brazil millions of children live in difficult conditions: no home, abandoned by their families, forced to work, with no access to education or to medical care. AIFO in Brazil supports 7 projects aimed towards children.
Deep down, there are no borders
by Marco Mensa (2006)
Produced by Consorzio Plemmirio - Siracusa
Benedetta, partially sighted, and Francesco, paraplegic, experiment the thrill of underwater exploration thanks to the special project of diving for the disabled at the Plemmirio Protected Marine Area.
Chalutzim Piedmontese pioneers in Eretz Israel
by Marco Cavallarin and Marco Mensa (2005)
Many Piedmontese Jews at the beginning of the 1900 chose to undertake the "aliah" (the ascent), to follow the utopia of communitarian life in the agricultural "kibbutzim" in Eretz Israel.
by Elisa Mereghetti
An Ethnos production wtih the support of the MEDIA Program of the European Community (2004)
The story of Catherine Phiri, a nurse from Malawi, who discovered to be HIV positive in 1990, at the death of her husband due to AIDS. Catherine conducted a hard personal battle against discrimination and prejudice.
The case
by Elisa Mereghetti (2005)
produced by UNDP TV Partnerships and Carnegie Foundation
Through the voices of Russian scholars and students, the film tells about the changes in the Russian education system within the post-Soviet social and political transition.
by Marco Cavallarin and Marco Mensa (2004)
An ETHNOS production in collaboration with Compagnia di San Paolo, Centro Piemontese di Studi Africani, Museo Diffuso della Resistenza.
Asmara is a city where different peoples, languages, religions and cultures still live side by side. The Jewish community, arrived here at the beginning of the 1900, left its traces here. A journey to the past, seen through the eyes and memories of the protagonist, who goes back to visti the sites of his childhood.
The oasis of memory fragments of Saharawi culture
by Marco Mensa. Produced by ETHNOS (2003)
How does How does the memory of a people live on through decades of unrootedness? The story of the Sahrawi is known: 250.000 people living in the Algerian desert, waiting for over 30 years to return to their homeland, Western Sahara.
by Sandra Degiuli and Carla Scotti (2004)
produced by Servizio Geologico Sismico e dei Suoli (Regione Emilia-Romagna, Assessorato Difesa del Suolo e della Costa. Protezione Civile)
Scientific/didactic documentary on soil science.
Monsoon tale
by Elisa Mereghetti and Marco Mensa (2003)
produced by UNDP TV Partnerships and Pemsea Foundation
The program of safeguard of marine environment on the coasts of Southern China and the Philippines, which counts on the collaboration of many istitutions directly touched by the serious issue of pollution in the Yellow Sea.
Rocchino and the wolf stories from Val d'Agri
by Elisa Mereghetti and Marco Mensa
Produced by ETHNOSfor the series "GEO&GEO" - RAITRE (2003)
The story of Rocchino, a red kite, and of the many wolves who still inhabit the mountains of the Val d'Agri, a territory with precious nature features, which was recently designated National Park.
The apple basket - Resistance in Bolognina
by Elisa Mereghetti
Produced by ETHNOS/ Fuoricampo – Obiettivi dentro le periferie (2002). “La memoria in rassegna” – Video di Resistenza, Deportazione e Liberazione in Europa 4 Edizione - Bolzano 2003
Tosca, Marinaio, Gilera, Italiano, partisans in the Bolognina area (Bologna) speak about their life during the Resistance.
Desideri
by Massimo Prevedello (2001)
An ETHNOS production - Special Mention, Religion Today, Trento 2001- Religion Today, Jerusalem, 2001- Trento Film Festival, 2002
The voyage of the Gesuit missionary Ippolito Desideri in Tibet in 18th century, the first example of interreligious dialogue between Buddhism and Christianity.
Kerkennah
by Marco Mensa
An ETHNOS production (2001) Broadcast: Geo&Geo - Rastgele Film Festival, Turchia, 2002 - Festival Internazionale del FilmTuristico, Milano 2002 - L'Avventura dell'uomo, Castellana Grotte (BA) 2001
The life of fishermen on the Kerkennah Islands (Tunisia).
I will not give up
by Marco Mensa and Elisa Mereghetti
Produced by AIFO, Associazione Italiana Amici di Raoul Follereau (2002)
The Community Based Rehabilitation Program in Eritrea. How the problem of assistance to disabled people can be addressed in developing countries.
A way to move on
by Elisa Mereghetti and Francesca Lulli
Produced by ETHNOS/PIDGIN with the support of the European Commission (2000)
Female Roscas in Dakar, women's associations of mutual help. Second episode of the series "Economy and environment, a challenge for Senegalese women". Special Mention, VideoDonna Festival, Bologna, Les femmes bougent, le monde change, Marseille 2002
Jerusalem, contended city
by Elisa Mereghetti
Produced for the national campaign "Jerusalem: door of peace for development" promoted by COCIS (association of NGOs for development cooperation), 2000.
The “Jerusalem question”, one of the great unresolved issues in the Middle-East conflict.
