Film

600.000 fibre in un respiro

600,000 Fibers in a Breath

Hidden among the 200,000 pages comprising the proceedings of the case filed by former employees of the Eternit factory, Casale Monferrato, against the company management are the stories of workers who had developed lung diseases after occupational exposure to asbestos without adequate protection and the tale of a city still mourning its dead. Though now closed, the factory still haunts the city; its foreign owners knew of the risks asbestos exposure carries yet did nothing to protect the factory workers. The film documents the first class action suit filed in Italy.

Il regista / The Director

Max Carnè (b. Turin, 1969) worked as features journalist and press officer before making audiovisuals. He founded his production Blueimago, and has collaborated with the RAI production studios, Turin. Titles to his credit include Requiem (1997), Inside (2000) and Tecnologie avanzate (2004), winner of the Legambiente award at CinemAmbiente 2004.

 

Enza Carpignano (b. Turin) joined RAI in 1981, working out of the Turin and Rome studios. Since 1990 she has presented live coverage of news, sports and music events, alongside drama, fiction and documentary productions. Her recent documentary Il tempo di Thot, about art education workshops in special contexts such as the Egyptian Museum, Turin, was made in collaboration with the RAI Social Secretariat and presented at the Rodos Ecofilm International Festival.

Edizione 2009
Concorso Documentari Italiani/Italian Documentary Competition

documentario
Italia/Italy, 2009, 40'

REGIA/DIRECTOR
Enza Carpignano, Max Carnè

TAGS:
Lavoro/Work, Salute/Health, Amianto/Asbestos, Piemonte/Piedmont