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1968mm

by Stefano Strocchi • 2018 • 3 x 52’ • Germany / UK / Italy

Credits

Director / Producer:
Stefano Strocchi

Producers:
Nils Boekamp
Felix Kriegsheim

A three-part series, 1968MM tells the story of that epic year through a new lens: the personal experiences of those who were there. 8mm private archives are at the heart of the series, providing an intimate glimpse into people’s everyday and sometimes extraordinary lives set against the backdrop of a globally seismic year.

 

Filmmaker’s Biography

Stefano Strocchi is an independent documentary producer and director from Italy. His productions include, ALMOST MARRIED by F. Bucak (IDFA First Appearence Competition 2010), the cross-media project FROM ZERO: STORIES FROM EARTHQUAKE TENT CAMPS in co-production with Al Jazeera English (IDFA 2009, TFF2009, Bellaria 2010), and RETURN TO L’AQUILA by Giotto Barbieri in co-production with Al Jazeera English (2011). In 2013, he wrote and directed the feature documentary LA POLITICA in co-production with ZDF/ARTE, DR, VRT, and NRK. He has also co-written and produced the feature doc COMMANDER ARIAN by Alba Sotorra (2018) which premiered in International Competition at HotDocs 2018, Sheffield DocFest 2018, and Shanghai Documentary Festival 2018.