Splinters of Utopia — Season 1, Episode 10: Portrait of Paolo Gioli

Episode synopsis

In his country hermitage in the Veneto region of Italy, amidst films laid out to dry, projectors, old 16mm. cameras and antediluvian moviolas, Paolo Gioli describes his procedures of “alchemical cinema.”

About Splinters of Utopia

Series of documentaries on italian underground cinema through the portrayal of some of the most representative authors - Alfredo Leonardi, Tonino De Bernardi, Romano Scavolini, Piero Bargellini, Gianfranco Baruchello, Alberto Grifi, Paolo Brunatto, Franco Brocani (and Mario Schifano), Paolo Gioli, Anna Lajolo and Guido Lombardi, Annabella Miscuglio, Massimo Bacigalupo - the cinema of the present confronts this movement so vital and courageous, which still remains an example for the new generations.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Portrait of Alberto Grifi
• E2Portrait of Tonino De Bernardi
• E3Portrait of Annabella Miscuglio
• E4Portrait of Paolo Brunatto
• E5Portrait of Piero Bargellini
• E6Portrait of Romano Scavolini
• E7Portrait of Alfredo Leonardi
• E8Portrait of Anna Lajolo and Guido Lombardi
• E9Portrait of Gianfranco Baruchello
• E11Portrait of Franco Brocani (and Mario Schifano)
• E12Portrait of Massimo Bacigalupo