Important recognition for the multimedia art therapy laboratory and cooperative video of the mental health day center of Fornaci di Barga, coordinated by Carmine Parrella, who operates in collaboration with the Aedo association.
To the short film The robbery – filmed by operators, users and volunteers of the laboratory in the context of rehabilitation activities, social inclusion and the fight against psychiatric stigma – the first prize was in fact awarded in the section Arezzo autism association award of the Arezzo social movie workshops festivalfilm and audiovisual festival dedicated to social issues and civil commitment.
The robbery is a 15-minute short from 2023. It tells of a thief on the run from the police who enters a library and takes those present hostage. In the brief pause granted by the negotiations with the police, the robber and the library readers, with the help of the books around them, will go beyond the role assigned to them by chance. The awards ceremony is scheduled for Sunday (26 May) at 5.30 pm at the Cinema Eden in Arezzo and the operators are organizing themselves to have the group of users and volunteers who participated in the making of the short film participate in the ceremony.
This is a ‘small success’ which is part of the constant and renewed commitment of this reality in the Serchio Valley to provide creative and community responses to the topic of well-being and mental distress, despite some difficulties present in the services. During the month of March the Fornaci di Barga laboratory was also invited toEcological Film Festival in Lecce. The organizers had in fact considered the activity carried out in the Valley to be extremely interesting, with the use of cinema and in particular cooperative video as a tool for social inclusion. The short film was also screened and appreciated in Puglia The robbery.
The hope is therefore that the work being carried out will continue to receive positive feedback at a regional and national level, as an opportunity to promote good practices, inclusion for users and visibility for mental health services.
