Marco Damilano, Francesca Mannocchi and Alessio Romenzi, moderated by Renata Ferri
 

 “When you get to Beirut, you feel the weight of history. I recall arriving at night, a very bright night. The city wasn't lit up and the buildings looked like ghosts. Space was perceptible but tangible matter wasn't”. Basilico, Beirut (Art&;1994). Gabriele Basilico's narrative in pictures and words provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the consequences of war. 30 years after the war in Lebanon, we cast our gaze on the war against ISIS through the work of photographer Alessio Romenzi in Libya, Iraq and Syria and through the words of Francesca Mannocchi who accompanues us with her latest book – Porti ciascuno la sua colpa. Cronache dalle guerre dei nostri tempi (Laterza, 2019) – in a conversation with Marco Damilano, Editor-in-Chief of L’Espresso, in an effort to understand the consequences and the role of the media in the conflicts of yesterday and today.

Marco Damilano is Editor-in-Chief of the weekly L'Espresso. A political journalist and parliamentary reporter, his latest book is entitled Un atomo di verità. Il caso Moro e la fine della politica italiana (Feltrinelli, 2018). His publications to date include Democristiani immaginari, Il Partito di Dio, Lost in Pd, Eutanasia di un potere, Chi ha sbagliato più forte, Missione incompiuta, intervista con Romano Prodi, La Repubblica del Selfie. Dalla meglio gioventù a Matteo Renzi and Processo al nuovo.

Renata Ferri, a journalist, has been chief photo editor of iO Donna, Corriere della Sera's weekly women's magazine, since 2005 and she also served in the same role for Rcs Mediagroup women's monthly Amica from 2010 to 2018. She was in charge of photographic production for Contrasto from 1991 to 2005. She lectures in photography schools and on specialist courses on the subject. She has been a member of numerous Italian and international juries, including two editions of the World Press Photo (2011 and 2012). She ran a blog of photographic stories on ilpost.it from 2010 to 2015. She manages publishing projects and curates exhibitions both for individuals and for collective groups.

Francesca Mannocchi is a free-lance journalist focusing on migration and conflict, who works with numerous Italian and international publications. She was awarded the Premiolino prize for journalism in 2016 and won the Premio Giustolisi award with her Mission Impossible investigation into migrant trafficking and the jails in Libya. From 2010 to 2015 The documentary that she directed with photographer Alessio Romenzi was presented at the 75th edition of the Venice Film Festival in 2018. She has written Io Khaled vendo uomini e sono innocente, Porti ciascuno la sua colpa and Libia.

Alessio Romenzi worked in steelyards for a long time before turning to photography in a professional capacity. He moved to Jerusalem in 2009 to record the birth of the Arab Spring, later traveling to Syria where he was one of the first photographers to enter the country in the throes of an uprising. Today he focuses on migrants and migration. He has been the recipient of prestigious international awards, including the Sony Award 2017, two World Press Photo awards (2013 and 2017), two POY awards (Picture of the year, 2013 and 2017), UNICEF Photo of the Year and the Premio Ponchielli.

Informazioni

Admission free while places last. Places for conversations, round tables and screenings will be assigned from one hour before the start of each event. Reservations may be made by membership card holders only. There will no further admission once the event has started.

Sala Cinema

Admission via steps in via Milano 9A