Martina Melilli - MUM I’M SORRY
MUM I'M SORRY
Directed by Martina Melilli
2017 - 2018
pro res HD 1920x1080 dots, stereo, 48kHz
"Mum, I’m sorry", curated by Chiara Agnello, is a deeply sensitive project on the phenomenon of migration. Born from the dialogue between Martina Melilli and several migrants who survived the long journey to new lands, it is enriched by the encounter with the work of Dr. Cristina Cattaneo, pathologist and forensic anthropologist. With an intimate gaze, it explores the details of stories and affections, what remains of belongings from lifeless bodies—fragments of objects chosen as essential, as a form of "home" to carry on a journey with no return. Watches, rings, photos, scraps of paper, and jotted numbers suggest lived experiences and hopes for new perspectives.
"Mum I'm Sorry" by Martina Melilli was produced as part of ArteVisione 2017, a project by Careof in collaboration with Sky Arte, and is included in the Bright Future section of the International Film Festival Rotterdam - IFFR!
The work, broadcast for the first time on Sky Arte HD, was presented at the partner museums of the project: MADRE in Naples, MAXXI in Rome, Mart in Trento and Rovereto, and Museo d'arte contemporanea Villa Croce in Genoa.
The work was also presented at PAC in Milan from March 28 to June 10, 2018, on the occasion of Teresa Margolles’ solo exhibition YA BASTA HIJOS DE PUTA, curated by Diego Sileo, and it is the winner of VISIO 2018 (Florence).
Lo Schermo dell'Arte Film Festival, Florence, 2018,Acquired by Museo del 900, Milan, VISIO 2018, Le Murate Art Project, Florence, 2018, PAC, Project Room, Milan, 2018, IFFR, Rotterdam, 2019
SYNOPSIS
MUM I’M SORRY is a film born from the dialogue with migrants who survived the long journey and with the dr. Cristina Cattaneo, forensic scientist and anthropologist. It is a close-up gaze on the details of stories and affections belonging to lifeless bodies. The objects chosen as essential, as “home” to take along on a journey with no return, the pictures, the pieces of paper with written-down phone numbers speak of a past and suggest hopes of new perspectives.
MARTINA MELILLI - BIOGRAPHY
Piove di Sacco [1987]
Martina Melilli is a visual artist and filmmaker. She obtained her master’s degree in Visual Arts from IUAV in Venice and deepened her studies in Documentary and Experimental Cinema at LUCA School of Arts in Brussels. Her research, marked by an anthropological and documentary approach, explores the representation of individual and collective imagination related to memory, History, and reality; the relationship between the individual and the space that surrounds them, the movement through this space, and the sense of belonging; the connection and dialogue between the intimate and the universal.
Collaboration and the collective are her preferred working methods, relying on the support and contributions of experts on the topics she addresses. Archives and collections are, for the artist, sources of inspiration, working material, and experimentation.
She is the winner of the 2017 edition of ArteVisione, a project supporting young artists curated by Sky Academy and Careof.
She is currently working on her first creative documentary: produced by Stefilm International, ZDF/ARTE, and RaiCinema, it has been recognized as being of cultural interest and has received support from MiBACT. It has also received a development grant from the Premio Solinas.
MUM, I’M SORRY is a film born from dialogue with migrants who survived the long journey and with Dr. Cristina Cattaneo, forensic pathologist and anthropologist. It offers a close look at the details of stories and affections belonging to lifeless bodies. These are objects chosen as essential, as a “home” to take on a journey with no return—photos, scraps of paper with phone numbers written on them—speaking of lived experience and suggesting hopes for new perspectives.
TECHNICAL DATA SHEET
MUM I'M SORRY
Directed by Martina Melilli
2017 - 2018
pro res HD 1920x1080 punti, stereo, 48kHz
From an idea by Martina Melilli e Lidia Savioli
Production: Marta Bianchi (Careof)
Photography: Stefania Bona
Additional operators:: Valeria Cozzarini, Atej Tutta
Editing: Irene Dionisio
Sound design and camera: Matteo Valeri
Color correction and titles: Emanuele Segre
