Giovanni Princigalli
Born in Italy, Giovanni Princigalli studied political science, cinema and ethnography at various universities around the world (Italy, Canada, France, Cuba, Argentina). In 2007, he founded the Montreal-based production company Héros Fragiles, whose films have been broadcast by various television channels and have won international awards. Princigalli also devotes himself to teaching cinema, giving courses, workshops, or lectures at renowned academic institutions. Through his numerous collaborations, Giovanni Princigalli has edited documentaries, participated in a project to archive old film reels, and organized a retrospective of Italian documentaries. The filmmaker has also worked as a researcher and has designed, directed, and edited multiple multimedia and video projects. Additionally, he has produced photographic reports published on websites and in magazines or exhibited at festivals.
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Three Comrades of Montreal
Giovanni, Francesco, and Salvatore have passed the age of 80 and are proud to still consider themselves communist or socialist comrades. All three left their poor villages in southern Italy after the war to settle in Montreal, where they maintained close ties with Italian left-wing parties while also being active in Canadian progressive unions and parties. Through images, personal documents, an...
Three Comrades of Montreal
Giovanni, Francesco, and Salvatore have passed the age of 80 and are proud to still consider themselves communist or socialist comrades. All three left their poor villages in southern Italy after the war to settle in Montreal, where they maintained close ties with Italian left-wing parties while also being active in Canadian progressive unions and parties. Through images, personal documents, an...
