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Paolo Cognetti. Sogni di Grande Nord

The writer Paolo Cognetti, winner of the 2017 Strega Prize for “Le Otto Montagne” with over 1,000,000 copies sold in over 39 countries (450,000 in Italy alone), travels in the footsteps of Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver, H.D. Thoreau, Jack London and Chris McCandless, on a literary and exciting journey from the Alps to Alaska, up to the legendary Magic Bus. Man and nature intertwine in a film with a powerful visual impact. A path traced by the travel experience and the words of the Italian writer, accompanied by his friend Nicola Magrin, traveler and illustrator, but above all by the words of some of the great masters of American Literature who accompany the path, in search of a new existential frontier for man and for his coexistence with the environment that surrounds us.

“Paolo Cognetti. Dreams of the Great North” ranked third at the box office, with a gross of 103,000 euros. The film was also distributed in Switzerland and Holland

Angeli del Mare

Every day from the African continent, hundreds of men, women and children cross the waters of the Mediterranean, with the hope of a better future. According to data from UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), more than 5,800 people have died at sea from 2017 to October 2019, not counting the unreported missing.

The reasons for this migration are many: there are those who are fleeing war, in Africa there are currently many ongoing conflicts, in addition to the civil war in Libya and Syria, there are also situations concerning Sudan and Eritrea afflicted by the massacres of Boko Haram. One of the main reasons that push individuals to emigrate to Europe is the fear of persecution and death due to ethnicity, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion. Violence against women and child exploitation are the order of the day, just think that from 2017 to 2019, more than 19,000 unaccompanied minors arrived in Italy (data from the Ministry of the Interior).

Kapp to Cape

Deciding to abandon his comfortable lifestyle in London, Reza and his friend Steven set out from the northernmost point of continental Europe to cycle the 11,000 miles to the other side of the planet, unsupported. Their expedition becomes a race against time as they attempt to complete the journey in a world record-breaking 100 days. Battling difficult terrain and primitive roads, debilitating climates, malaria, food poisoning and heat stroke, their thrilling journey takes them into some of the world’s most surprising, memorable and volatile regions. This is the intensely personal story of one man’s mission to create a more purposeful life, and the epic journey he took to get there.

Cicliste per caso – Grizzly Tour

The documentary tells the story of two women’s bike journey across the United States, from Canada to Mexico along the Great Divide. A unique adventure through the most remote areas of the Rocky Mountains, amidst unspoiled nature and wild animals. An epic undertaking that took them 4,000 km and climbed 60,000 meters and that, day after day, forced them to measure themselves against their own limits, against their own strength and fragility, which put their bond to the test. Because every journey is ultimately a love story.

Samarcanda Film Srl