Screening of the docu-film “For Silence and Wind”.
Director: Marco Zuin
Screenwriter: Matteo Righetto
Production Company: L'eubage srl, Albolina Film
Alternating Super8 archival footage with contemporary images, "For Silence and Wind" follows the perspective of writer Matteo Righetto and his encounters with climbers from different generations who experience the mountains. Together, they traverse the spectacular routes of the Dolomites, reflecting on the contradictions that echo within them. The documentary showcases the contrast between the ancestral bond with nature, illustrated by initial images of fossils, meadows, and animal tracks, and the disregard of urban frenzy, manifested by traffic jams of cars and tourists and climbers indifferent to the new fragility of the environment. The film thus reflects on the ethical value of high altitude, moving away from mountaineering as a challenge or sporting endeavor, evolving instead into a deep listening and new awareness.
On the occasion of the screening of the film “For Silence and Wind,” a preview of Matteo Righetto's new book “Zen and the Art of Mushroom Hunting” (Feltrinelli).
Matteo Righetto, writer and philosopher of the mountains, debuted with "Savana Padana" (TEA, 2012), followed by the novels "The Bear's Skin" (Guanda, 2013, Feltrinelli 2026), from which a film with Marco Paolini was made, "Open Your Eyes" (TEA, 2016, Feltrinelli 2024), winner of the Cortina d’Ampezzo Mountain Award, and "Where the Snow Leads" (TEA, 2017, Feltrinelli 2025). For Mondadori, he wrote the “Trilogy of the Homeland” and, together with Mauro Corona, the alpine syllabary "The Step of the Wind" (2019). For Feltrinelli, he published the novels "The Meadows After Us" (2020), "The Room of Apples" (2022), "The Wild Path" (2024), winner of the Emilio Salgari Prize, and the essays "The Call of the Mountain" (2025) and "Zen and the Art of Mushroom Hunting" (2026). In 2025, he published "The Road Home" (Rizzoli). For cinema, he wrote and starred in "For Silence and Wind," a film presented in international premiere at the Trento Film Festival in 2026. For theater, he wrote "From Here to the Moon," performed by Andrea Pennacchi. In 2024, he was awarded the Pelmo d’Oro, International Prize Dolomiti Unesco. He is President of the Livinallongo-Colle Santa Lucia Section of the Italian Alpine Club.
Free admission until seating is full.
San Martino di Castrozza, Congress Hall, 5:00 p.m.
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