The day the night fell twice

For schools. Screenings of docu-films with the documentary-maker(s) on hand to explain the project and answer questions. This year’s theme is Manipulate, denounce, misinform: 3 verbs for journalism.

The documentary Il giorno in cui la notte scese due volte by Lisa Tormena and Matteo Lolletti deals with the case of Alberto Mercuriali, a 21-year-old Italian who committed suicide in 2007 after details of his arrest for the possession of drugs appeared in the local newspaper. Errors of judgement by journalists and editors can have terrible conseqeunces.

In association with Associazione Ilaria Alpi