April 2024 Theme - Digital Storytelling

 

Digital Storytelling: a short form of digital media production that allows everyday people to share experiences and stories. It is a relatively new term which describes the new practice of everyday people who use digital tools to tell their 'story'. Digital stories often present in compelling interactive formats.

Thanks to the Digital Storytelling Workshops, made possible through a Grant from the US Embassy to Italy.  High School and University students have learned the fundamentals of writing, producing, directing, filming, acting in Short Films.  

The High School Group, with students from various schools in Trieste produced "A Drop in The Ocean".  A short film about Immigration and Integration.  More Info about the Short Film HERE.

The University Team, under the guidance of Young for Fun and Professor Sergia Adamo, is producing a short about Food Culture and Integration.  

On April 23rd at 10:00 and 18:00 at American Corner Trieste, Free of Charge,  we will screen:

20 DAYS in MARIUPOL - More info about the screening HERE

Academy Award® Winner: Documentary Feature Film
BAFTA Award Winner: Best Documentary

An AP team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggles to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city as Russian forces close in, they capture what become some of the most defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more.

After nearly a decade covering international conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, for The Associated Press, Mstyslav Chernov makes his feature film debut with 20 Days in Mariupol. The film draws on Chernov’s daily news dispatches and personal footage of his own country at war. It offers a vivid, harrowing account of civilians caught in the siege, as well as a window into what it’s like to report from a conflict zone, and the impact of such journalism around the globe.

Made in partnership with The Associated Press, 20 Days in Mariupol has had a decorated run on the 2023 film festival circuit — including winning the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary and the Tim Hetherington Award at Sheffield Film Festival. The film was also honored with DocEdge Film Festival’s awards for “Best International Director” and “Best International Editing.”