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Quo vadis, doctor?

On a day like many others in Dr. Curante's office, 5 patients take turns to be examined. At the end of the visit, each one leaves something of themselves to the doctor who in this way transforms himself, changing his gaze on the patient. The right to health, and to care, is an integral part of human rights and is based on the relationship between the doctor and the patient, beyond the simple act of healing. Care is a social expression of the encounter between the patient and the knowledge/power of the doctor, in an act that on the one hand is of trust and on the other of listening.

  • Enrico Ruggeri
    Director
  • Mariangela Mombelli
    Writer
  • Enrico Ruggeri
    Key Cast
    "Dott. Curante"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Quo vadis, doctor?
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 21, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    MP4 (H.264)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Enrico Ruggeri

After graduating in Medicine and Surgery with a specialization in Gastroenterology (1991), he graduated in DAMS Cinema at the University of Bologna (2010) with a grade of 110/110 cum laude and a thesis in Documentary and Experimental Cinematography entitled "The birth of Russian musical comedy by Grigorij Aleksandrov". He works as a doctor and nutritionist at the ANT Foundation in Bologna.
Since 2008 he has been the artistic director of the "Cineforum della Formica" (cineformica.org) where he holds annual courses in the history of cinema and film analysis. As part of the Cineforum he made the short film "Turtlander".
Author of the book "Tutto il mondo ride - La nascita della commedia fotografica Sovietica", ed. ARCHETIPO, 2010.
Author of the book "Il grande Schermo - Storie di Cinema", Ed. Amazon.

Author of the book "La materia dei sogni - Mestieri, tecniche e stili cinematografici", Edi. Amazon.

He carries out educational-promotional activities for the ANT Foundation in primary and secondary schools, with meetings with male and female students on pre-cinema and animated cinema, using an educational-informative booklet for school use, of which he is the author, entitled "Il cartone animato - Costruiamo le macchine del pre-cinema" and a DVD of editing of the salient moments in the history of pre-cinema and animated cinema. During the workshop, practical tests are carried out with the main pre-cinema machines; the activity ends with the final viewing of cartoons on film and 16mm projector.

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Director Statement

The passion for cinema has accompanied me since I was a child; the DAMS Cinema degree allowed me to acquire skills that I love to share with film enthusiasts. The film was born from a common work within the Cineforum della Formica, where everyone put themselves on the line to make the film, launching with it an important social message on the right to health and care as the foundation of human life.