Festival Veronetta Contemporanea 2025 

A cinematic evening exploring some of the key topics of my MSCA  project -  poetics and politics of resistance, existence, and relationality -  through the films of Anna Marziano. The event includes a full screening of Farsi seme and selected excerpts from Al largo and Schiuma di mondi.

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“To Resist” and “to Exist” share the same Latin root, stemming from the verb sistere: “to come forth, to appear, to stand”. If to exist means to be alive — that is, to manifest oneself on the stage of the world — the prefix “re-” indicates the repetition of the action. To resist, then, expresses a stubborn desire to remain alive, to endure, and to emerge once again into the world.

Anna Marziano’s films give voice to this desire, exploring the strength found in resisting pain and vulnerability: from the illness that marks the body to the fog enveloping a small island in the Venetian lagoon, increasingly threatened by the risk of disappearing beneath the water. (Re)existence thus reveals itself as the source of a collective, political desire — never egocentric. To appear, to come forth, to continue existing all imply, from their very etymology, the indispensable presence of the other and of a place that becomes a space for encounter and community. Relationship — with others and with the world — is a fundamental condition for the existence of any form of life.

Starting from the screening of Farsi seme and selected excerpts from Al largo and Marziano’s new work-in-progress Schiuma di mondi, the director will engage in dialogue with the event’s guests, exploring the many contemporary forms of (re)existence. Between care and justice, bodies and desires, illness and birth, we will reflect together on what it means to resist and exist in our time.

Kick-Off Conference – Hannah Arendt Network on Democratic Resilience and Renewal

📍Egmont Palace, Brussels

📅 May 23, 2025

📚 At a time when democracy faces increasing threats – from authoritarian tendencies to the erosion of public trust – how can we strengthen its resilience?

On May 23, 2025, leading scholars and practitioners gathered at the Egmont Palace, Brussels, for the inaugural conference of the Hannah Arendt Network on Democratic Resilience and Renewal. Through keynote lectures, critical reflections, and international exchange, this event will explore how democracy can adapt and thrive in times of uncertainty.

🤝 Hannah Arendt Institutes & Centers (Belgium, Germany, USA, Italy)

📢 During the conference, I had the opportunity to present the research focus of my MSCA project and to highlight its connection to the theme of democratic resilience and renewal.