Film on Abruzzo earthquake screens at Hot Docs

Film on Abruzzo earthquake screens at Hot Docs

MUMBAI: After making its presence at several film festivals around the world. Sabina Guzzanti’s documentary Draquila will be shown at the Hot Docs, Toronto, North America’s largest documentary Festival.

A film that creates no few controversies because director Guzzanti points a finger at Premier Berlusconi and the Civil Protection authorities through Draquila. Leaving behind her satirical tones, Guzzanti embraces the journalistic inquiry approach to substantiate how big a windfall the 6 April, 2009 Abruzzo earthquake has been for certain interests. 

Every year , the festival, founded in 1993 by a national association of independent documentary filmmakers, presents a selection of over 150 avant-garde documentaries from Canada and throughout the world.

I this year’s edition, there’s added focus on Italy with a special section featuring seven documentaries. Besides, Draquila, Cosmic Energy, El Sicario, Room 164, Heart-Quake, Housing and I Am Jesus will be screened.

The festival that got underway on 23 April 23 will go on till 8 May.