Through the narrative of a fictional political crime during the Years of Lead, Despite the Facts investigates the interplay between fiction and documentary. Structured around a fictionalized interview with a real former member of the Italian extra-parliamentary radical left, the work highlights the subtle boundary between fiction, reality, and a constructivist approach to history. The piece employs both the language of documentary as well as cinematic language, probing how narratives are constructed and showing that the “fact” itself is ultimately inaccessible, existing only as a construction. The project was conceived for both single- and two-channel formats, comprising a single-channel screening version and a two-channel installation version.

 

The project was realised with the support of Injuve (Spanish Government), Community of Madrid, Cripta747 (Turin), and Torino Film Commission.

 

Credits: Direction: Federico Pozuelo; Actors: Andrea Gobetti, Gilberto Colla, Emilio Mannari, Andrea Parenti, Pietro Cortona, ; Music Composer: Massimiliano Alfì; Film Editor: Stefano Carcereri; Colorist: Luca Pescaglini; Sound Design: Amos Cappuccio; Costume Designer: Noce's Lab; Camera Operator: Miha Sagadin; Camera Assistant: Nicolas Bombana; Sound Recordist: Federico Chiari; Electrical Lighting Technician: Giorgio Tedesco; Special Effects: Crisiplastica; Make-up Artist: Giulia Bussone; Translated into Italian by Giulia Lenti.