Since 2008
Who we are
We never reached a destination; we just kept wandering
We walked as if we knew the city, yet didn’t recognize it
Esplorare la Metropoli is an independent production of documentary films and social utility communication projects, born from the association of some documentaries and researchers in the audiovisual field, with the aim of documenting and reflecting on the social and environmental transformations of the contemporary world.
In ten years of activity, the association has produced documentaries, researches, educational and cultural activities, collaborating with other associations, universities and organizations involved in solidarity and international cooperation.
Today Esplorare la Metropoli develops its lines of research and takes care of the realization of its projects in all phases of production, counting on its own creative group and on a network of international relations.
CAST & CREW
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Paolo Barberi
Anthropologist and documentarist, he started his audiovisual career at the L.A.V. (Laboratory of Visual Anthropology “Diego Carpitella) of the Sapienza University of Rome. He currently works as a teacher and researcher at the University of Ferrara. He is a founding member of the Association of researchers and filmmakers Esplorare la Metropoli and director, together with Riccardo Russo, of the documentary The Well, Water Voices from Ethiopia (Italy, 2011) broadcasted in several televisions all over the world, selected for more than 100 documentary festivals and winner of 26 international awards.
Claudio Sica
Born in Beirut in 1974. With a degree in Geography and the desire to travel and report on the real state of the world, Claudio has adopted photography as an expressive means to stimulate, through small stories, reflections on the great themes shared by all humanity. Without claiming to cover in all their complexity, topics such as work, nutrition, water, his photography tries to present stories that are in some way emblematic and that, passing through the emotions, can disturb the consciences or simply to arouse curiosity towards the dynamics that regulate our planet.
Riccardo Russo
Professor of geography with a PhD in Human Geography and a specialization in multimedia communication, Riccardo Russo is an award winning independent documentary filmmaker and Director of Photography. In over fifteen years of experience in the field, Riccardo has carried out research and documentaries on geographical, socio-environmental and human rights issues in the five continents and has collaborated with NGOs, international agencies and research centers. His works have been distributed in numerous festivals and televisions around the world. Since 2017 he has been teaching Visual Geography at Sapienza University of Rome. For Esplorare la Metropoli he deals with writing and making documentary films, including The Well, Water Voices from Ethiopia and The Remnants, both co-directed with Paolo Barberi.
Camille Thiebaut
French resident in Italy, with a Bachelor of Arts in Italian Studies at the University of Birmingham (UK), a Degree in Forms and Performing Techniques at Sapienza University of Rome (ITA) and a Master’s Degree in Documentary Production at the Ecole du documentaire de Lussas / Université Stendhal of Grenoble (FRA). In the last ten years Camille has been involved in film writing and production and in cultural initiatives in several European organizations such as the Alliance Française, the Italian Cultural Institute and in important film productions such as Galatée Films (FRA). In the world of documentary and in particular with Esplorare la Metropoli Camille deals with production, creative writing and text draftings in Italian, French and English managing the international productions contents.
Bertrand Chaumeton
After studying philosophy and political science in Toulouse and Paris, Bertrand began working in Paris for audiovisual production companies as a trainee journalist, assistant director, and more. In 2003, he joined Radio France as a production assistant and assistant director for radio drama, where he worked on program production for about ten years. In 2016, he decided to split his time between the French capital and Italy. After settling in Rome, Bertrand continued his collaboration with Radio Nova, producing a weekly Sunday program titled “Adrift.” It was then that he came up with the idea of creating his own radio station, called InSitu. The mission of this new podcast platform is to give visibility to existing programs and events (they have established partnerships with Villa Medici, the Institut Français Italia, the Centre Saint-Louis, and others), while also promoting Franco-Italian culture through original productions.
Mario Michelini
With a degree in Geography and a master’s degree in International Cooperation at Sapienza University. Mario Michelini has carried out studies and research on indigenous issues in Africa and South America, making several publications and documentary films. He has worked in rural communities with NGOs and international agencies covering important roles with particular interest in the Arab world, where he has lived and worked for over ten years. From 2013 to 2015 he lived and worked in the Gaza Strip, where in addition to development projects he was responsible for coordinating the humanitarian response of Oxfam to the 2014 conflict. For Esplorare la Metropoli he has been involved in research and writing projects. Is the author of the documentary The Well, Water Voices from Ethiopia. Realized in Ethiopia in the area of Moyale, where Mario worked on behalf of the NGO Lvia focused on development projects with the pastoral communities.
Flaminio Cozzaglio
Graduated in Communication Studies at Sapienza University of Rome, he traveled in Europe, Asia and Central America, studying popular cultures in its many forms. He also works as a graphic designer and trainer in the field of visual communication. He participated in the making of the documentary film The Remnants, of which he is the author of the storyline.