“WaterCity – The city and the water” kicked off on Sunday 7 June, the plan to revalue the Bisatto canal through a series of events and initiatives that will continue in Este until 26 July. The events offered also include four film screenings curated by Euganea Movie Movement , which will be held in via Vallesina , near the former Cristallo cinema. The central theme of each film is the relationship between man and water , analyzed from different points of view.
Thursday 11 June at 9:00 pm it will be the turn of “The well – Water Voices from Ethiopia” , a documentary film by Paolo Barberi and Riccardo Russo. The work takes the viewer to the Horn of Africa, a region of the world cyclically devastated by drought. In these lands the difficult living conditions exacerbate conflicts for the control of water between the different pastoral populations, yet in the wells of Erder no one can be prevented from drinking, not even the enemy. Here, in the arid expanses of Oromia (Southern Ethiopia), every year, when the dry season is at its peak, the Borana shepherds gather with all their animals around their centuries-old “singing” wells, human works that are spectacular in their grandeur.
The second appointment with the screenings of Euganea Movie Movement is scheduled for Thursday, June 18 at 9:00 pm This time the protagonist will be “On the river” , a documentary film by Davide Maldi set on the Tiber: the story of a place, its nature, and those who still inhabit and work near it. The journey of three friends who choose the river of their city to experience a moment of detachment from the world together, in search of childish exhilaration, of a gaze of wonder.
Thursday 25 June at 9:00 pm it will be the turn of “River Water (Man on the River)” , a documentary film by Paolo Muran. It is a 5,200 km long story: from London to Istanbul on the rivers of Europe in a rowing and sailing boat. The protagonist is Giacomo De Stefano, a man who has decided to travel the ancient river communication routes, with only the strength of the wind and his arms. A journey to rediscover life along the rivers, to talk about the importance of water and the relationship with it.
Finally, on Friday 24 July at 9:00 pm, “La fiuma (Encounters on the Po and surroundings)” will be screened, a documentary film by Rossella Schillaci and Giancorrado Barozzi. A snapshot of the Great River and its tributaries. A journey in stages through small villages, life stories, night songs, pontoon bridges, legends about the catfish, traditions, changes and pollution.