Presentazione

Italy / Colour

Genre Documentary
Director Nicole Leghissa
Screenwriter Nicole Leghissa
Production company Hyphae

Marco, Ermanno and Carlo climb up tall towers to secure low cost antennas, often built with waste or recycled materials. Their goal is to make communication possible between hospitals and isolated villages in Africa, between remote islands of the Galapagos, between villages scattered in the Venezuelan Andes, between the universities in the southern hemisphere and scientific libraries in the north, between schools and research centres in the still forsaken areas of Asia… all places that fibre optic cables would never reach and where the only communication technology possible is wireless, because it is the cheapest and the most easily manageable locally. The documentary explores the adventures of this remarkable team, following it on one of its trips in Africa and talking about the innovative vision of the man who made it possible: the Pakistani Nobel laureate in physics, Abdus Salam. In Trieste, Italy, Salam founded the only international scientific institute whose main mission is to share scientific knowledge across the borders, regardless of race, income and nationality. This little story is part of the great world changes illuminated by the technological revolution and gives food for thought on a universal subject concerning access to communication and knowledge.

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Credits

Regia/Director: Nicole Leghissa
Sceneggiatura/Screenwriter: Nicole Leghissa
Produzione/Production company: Hyphae