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THE WOMEN WORKERS’ WAR

2014. THE WOMEN WORKERS’ WAR The story of the longest factory sit-in by women-500 days-led by Rosa Giancola of Latina, and a factory that «churns out sweets and produces thoughts » led by Margherita Dogliani of Carrara.

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THE WOMEN WORKERS’ WAR

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  1. 2014 THE WOMEN WORKERS’ WAR The story of the longest factory sit-in by women-500 days-led by Rosa Giancola of Latina, and a factory that «churns out sweets and produces thoughts» led by Margherita Dogliani of Carrara. The documentary recounts the story of two women who are «very special and react in profound and non-conventional ways to the economic and moral crisis that grips Italy». The documentary won an award at the «Workers Unite! Film Festival di New York». Director: Massimo Ferrari Cast: Rosa Giancola, Margherita DoglianiYear: 2013 Duration: 54 min. Genre: Documentary ____________________________________ Meet the director and actors: Massimo Ferrarigraduated in 2001 from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in Media Studies. In 2003, he started producing documentaries for CinecittàEntertainment on the great personalities of Italian Cinema, such as Roberto Benigni, Sophia Loren and Alberto Sordi. These documentaries participated in international festivals, including Festadel Cinema di Roma, Toronto International Film Festival, and the New York Film Festival. He wrote and produced the docu-fiction Cinecittà Days, an eighty-episode series set in the Italian “Dolce Vita” of the sixties. In addition, he produced two documentaries about directors Dino Risi and Steno, and a series of documentaries on the Italian entertainers, including Massimo Troisi, Mina, Lucio Battisti and others for “Vite Straordinarie”. In 2008, he and Gaia Capurso founded MaGa Production. Rosa Giancola was an operator of industrial sewing machines from 1991-2010 at the Tacconi-Sudfactory of Latina. A union member, in 2013 she was appointed to the Lazio Regional government to give voice to women in the workforce. Margherita Dogliani is co-ownerand sales manager of Biscottificio Piemonte dei Fratelli Dogliani in Carrara, a family ownedbakery. In the 1970s, shestudied Political Science in Florence and in the early eighties started working in the family business. In 2005, shestartedDonne Anima e Corpo, a festival that bringsculture to the workplace.

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