My Home, in Libya

My Home, in Libya

6.3

Aug 03 2018

1h 6m

Documentary

Filming in her grandparents’ home near Padova in Italy, the director identifies a map of places belonging to their past. Antonio was born in Libya when it was an Italian colony, and he lived in Tripoli where he married Narcisa. They were suddenly forced to leave the country in 1970 just after Gaddafi’s coup. With the help of a young Libyan contacted on social media, Martina collects images of her grandparents’ “hometown” today. As they exchange pictures and chats, their relationship grows, the web allowing them to slowly overcome the physical and cultural boundaries that separate their lives, bringing the audience into a world the media has no access to.

Martina Melilli

Martina Melilli

Herself

Mahmoud

Mahmoud

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Antonio Melilli

Antonio Melilli

Himself

Narcisa Bertipagila

Narcisa Bertipagila

Herself