The Voice of the Land
About 5 million "țăranii" live in the countryside and on the outskirt of cities in Romania. Țaran means peasant but also land, "belonging to land". With almost 50% of the peasants in the European Union and 13,3 million hectares allocated to agriculture, Romania is one of the biggest agricultural resources in Europe. However, around here, agriculture and small-scale farming are seen more as an obstacle rather than a resource.
The Voice of the Land is a journey in the Romanian countryside, a journey leads by peasants, a documentary about land, food sovereignty and life.
What does it mean to be a peasant? A simple question takes us on this journey full of beauties, problems and people.
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Carlo BolzoniDirector
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Guglielmo Del SignoreDirector
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Carlo BolzoniWriter
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Outskirt ProductionProducer
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Project Title (Original Language):The Voice of the Land
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Project Type:Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student, Web / New Media
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Runtime:29 minutes 2 seconds
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Completion Date:October 27, 2016
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Production Budget:1,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:Italy
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Country of Filming:Romania
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Language:English, Romanian
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Festival Delle Terre di RomaRome
Italy
December 20, 2016
Italian Premiere
Special Mention -
Festival Mente LocaleFirenze
Italy
November 24, 2017
Special Mention -
Nyeleny Forum for Food SovereingtyCluj-Napoca
Romania
October 28, 2016
Romanian Premiere -
Rural Film FestAlessandria
Italy
January 11, 2017 -
Hunger.Macht.Profite.8 FestivalInnsbruck
Austria
March 23, 2017
Austrian Premiere -
Postgraduate Centre of Aberystwith University, IBERS, International Politics Department and Geography DepartmentAberystwyth
United Kingdom
April 17, 2017
United Kingdom Premiere -
Festival Caméras des champsVille-sur-Yron
France
May 25, 2018
France Premiere
Best Debut Documentary
Distribution Information
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Carlo Bolzoni and Guglielmo Del SIgnore
Carlo Bolzoni is a freelance documentary maker and writer passionate about food, farming and sustainability. He is following issues around the food sovereignty movement and currently producing a mini-documentary series about innovative peasants around Europe.