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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2016
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should
we do more?
Governments are doing very
l i t t l e t o f i x t h e s i t u a t i o n . I
believe we need a humanitarian
bridge in order to save refugees
before
they board those boats. I
would like to see politicians take
action and not ignore the prob-
lem anymore.
W h i c h m e m o r y o f
Lampedusa and its people will
you
keep for ever?
All the things I saw are just
unforgettable. It's a cry for help
nobody is listening to. Bartolo
represents the symbol of what
everybody
should do in such cir-
cumstances and the generosity
of all the people living in the
i s l a n d . T h e r e i s o n e t h i n g
Doctor Bartolo told me and bet-
ter
explains why they sacrifice
their lives to help migrants :
"Fishermen welcome whatever
comes from the sea". That's
e x a c t l y w h a t p e o p l e i n
Lampedusa
have been doing
over the last twenty years.
What do you expect from
the nomination at the Oscars
2017?
I don't think about it. Things
happen and sometimes they are
out of our control. Of course I
am happy for the nomination,
however I think awards are not
worthy much if you don't trans-
form them in something that has
a t r u e i m p a c t a n d c h a n g e s
things.
Gianfranco Rosi's documen-
t a r y w i l l o p e n a t R o x i e o n
November 11 http://www.roxie.
com/ai1ec_event/fire-sea-fuo-
coammare/? instance_id=. The
film also screens as part of the
SF FILM Doc Stories series on
N o v e m b e r 5 a t t h e V o g u e
Theater.
Gianfranco Rosi with Zoë Elton, Director of Programming at the 39th Mill Valley film Festival - Photo credit: ©Tommy Lau Photography
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