Private Project

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.

  • Carlo Bolzoni
    Director
  • Guglielmo Del Signore
    Director
  • Carlo Bolzoni
    Writer
  • Outskirt Production
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    The Voice of the Land
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student, Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes 2 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 27, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Romania
  • Language:
    English, Romanian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Festival Delle Terre di Roma
    Rome
    Italy
    December 20, 2016
    Italian Premiere
    Special Mention
  • Festival Mente Locale
    Firenze
    Italy
    November 24, 2017
    Special Mention
  • Nyeleny Forum for Food Sovereingty
    Cluj-Napoca
    Romania
    October 28, 2016
    Romanian Premiere
  • Rural Film Fest
    Alessandria
    Italy
    January 11, 2017
  • Hunger.Macht.Profite.8 Festival
    Innsbruck
    Austria
    March 23, 2017
    Austrian Premiere
  • Postgraduate Centre of Aberystwith University, IBERS, International Politics Department and Geography Department
    Aberystwyth
    United Kingdom
    April 17, 2017
    United Kingdom Premiere
  • Festival Caméras des champs
    Ville-sur-Yron
    France
    May 25, 2018
    France Premiere
    Best Debut Documentary
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  • Carlo Bolzoni and Guglielmo Del SIgnore
Director Biography - Carlo Bolzoni, 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.

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