CERN – a citadel that looks like a social and human experiment in itself, where the collaboration and integration model has to be tested and reaffirmed day after day. Particle physicists are now heading toward the wide open and unmapped field of the “unknown unknowns”. No “wowing effect”, maybe for generations. The documentary observes the daily life of a community as an organism where the life of each individual is interwoven with the development of science, harsh and cruel judgement of the community of peers, ever-changing political framework, constant struggle against the attempts of private interests, misunderstanding of media and economic constraints. A compact world trying to resist the assaults of the ruthless show-biz world we created ourselves.
ABOUT THE CREATORS
ZimmerFrei is an artists’ collective founded in Bologna by Massimo Carozzi, Anna de Manincor and Anna Rispoli in 2000. ZimmerFrei artistic practice ranges from video art to documentary films, sound and environmental installations, as well as photography, performances, workshops and public art projects. Mixing formal languages, ZimmerFrei produces kaleidoscopic, sonic, and visual works that investigate real and imaginary urban environments, exploring the boundaries between public spaces and private territory.
Their other films in previous festival editions are Hometown Mutonia and Temporary 8th.