Alberto
Gemmi (Italy, 1984). After his studies at the Helsinki Faculty of
Arts and a Master Degree in Cinema at the University of Bologna, he
is awarded a Master in Filmmaking in Paris. His works
focus on the research of archival materials for the creation of short
film-diaries, reflecting on the idea of time and memory. Through a
special language close to the visual anthropology, using the
documentary gaze he also focalizes on urban mutations or complex
issues of society. Go
Burning Atacama Go (2012) won the experimental Lucca Film Festival
award, whilst Sinai – another step on earth (2014) had its
national premiere at the Torino Film Festival. His first feature
documentary Ogni Opera di Confessione (2015) had its world premiere
at Visions du Réel. In 2019 a selection of his video works, has been presented at LiTE-HAUS gallery in Berlin. Together
with musicians and performers he has curated in Italy and abroad:
video-installations, sound performances, live theatre exhibitions and
workshops on cinema. Since 2013
he works at the film restoration laboratory L’Immagine Ritrovata,
part of the Cineteca di Bologna. He’s currently working on his second feature documentary.
Contact: albertogemmi(at)yahoo(dot)it
or find me on vimeo