Home Movies – Archivio Nazionale del Film di Famiglia

A symphony of home movies filmed on the 9.5mm format of the Pathé-Baby.

Altrimenti Inventa is an archival documentary that addresses the lack of representation of North African populations who migrated to Italy before the 1990s. It attempts an experimental reinvention of the missing archive, starting with the director's family history and then moving towards a more collective dimension, questioning the themes of identity, memory, and their relationship with what we choose to preserve and why.

Inspired by Federico Fellini's unrealised film 'A Journey with Anita', the director bring us into a secret Italy, far from the usual tracks, chasing the story of Guido and Anita, the two protagonists, and their journey in order to reach Guido’s father deathbed. The result is a film full of encounters, amazing stories and characters found out in each and every place all along the two lovers' imaginary journey. A charming directing debut, visually impressive, which originality is especially due to a powerful use of found footage.