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Bolognese

A journey into Bologna’s culinary tradition, following master pasta maker Alessandra Spisni as she prepares handmade tagliatelle and authentic ragù. Through gestures, voices, and kitchen memories, Bolognese explores food heritage as a living practice passed through generations.

  • Ruggero Pini
    Director
  • Ruggero Pini
    Writer
  • Ruggero Pini
    Producer
  • Alessandra Spisni
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 21, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital (iPhone)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    9:16
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Ruggero Pini

Ruggero Pini is a documentary filmmaker working across visual anthropology, food, memory, and territory.
He trained at IUAV Venice and KASK Ghent, where his graduation film Round the Line developed the idea of the “impressionary”: a personal form of documentary between observation, performance, and lived experience. His series Impressionario was presented at Galleria Continua and S.M.A.K. Ghent. With anthropologist Sarah Pini, he co-directed the award-winning short Abisso. He also produced the Italian edition of How to Survive, a Webby Award-winning series, and his work has been featured in WIRED and Rolling Stone.
He directs Food Storytelling, a creative and cultural project exploring the relationship between food, identity, and place, which he also examined in his master’s research at LAB University of Applied Sciences. Bolognese is his most recent film.

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Director Statement

Bolognese is a film about identity — food as a way to return to roots, tradition, and memory through a present, attentive gaze. It is also a reflection on slow, sustainable tourism, and on the bond between a gesture and the place it belongs to.