The Fourth Day of school

The Fourth Day of school

by Martina Melilli

synopsis

A boy tells about his fourth day of school, in a new country, after arriving from Africa. He’s supposed to be Italian, but in someway he is not. Without memory, the present continues chasing the past, in a circularity of History. Floating in the sea of memory, the words of the father together with the archival images tell a story that goes beyond the individual experience, where the past of one person becomes the present of a nation in the time of massive migration.

credits

A film by Martina Melilli
Image: Martina Melilli
Sound: Martina Melilli
A film developed in the framework of SIC.

more information

Year: 2016
Duration: 5’3”
Language: Italian
Subtitles: English

Full film : https://vimeo.com/149256677
Website: https://martinamelilli.com

Screenings

IFFR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2016
DocuTiff film Festival, Tirana, Albania, 2016