Ignoti alla città – Documentary Film Festival

The 2025 edition of Ignoti alla città took place from November 21 to 23 in the conference hall of Palazzo Roberti in Mola di Bari, under the theme "Mediterranean: Glances and Stories of Rights and Resistance." The historic independent festival by Camera a Sud, named after Cecilia Mangini, reaffirmed its civic commitment by bringing documentaries and filmmakers dedicated to telling stories of the margins and human rights to Puglia.

Among the guests were journalist Laura Silvia Battaglia, with a masterclass on the ethics of storytelling in crisis areas, and director Alessandro Scillitani, who presented a screening-performance with live musical accompaniment. The screenings addressed themes of rights, migration, and lives along the shores of the Mediterranean.

Friday, November 21

• From 18:00 — Screening of "Acqua in bocca" (2025) by Dora Farina and Marianna Donadio and "A Gaza Story: All That's Left to Me" (2023) by Mariella Bussolati, followed by a discussion led by journalist Gianluca Sciannameo on rights and lives on the shores of the Mediterranean.

Saturday, November 22 — "Traveling the Mediterranean"

• 17:00 — Masterclass by journalist Laura Silvia Battaglia on the ethics of storytelling in crisis areas.
• 19:30 — Screening-performance "1.200.000 passi. In viaggio con Paolo Rumiz" (2024) by Alessandro Scillitani, with live musical accompaniment by pianist Marco Macchi.

Sunday, November 23

• 16:00 — Masterclass by Alessandro Scillitani dedicated to documentary directing, editing, and soundscapes.
• From 18:00 — Additional screenings of the scheduled documentaries.