*1972 in Ventimiglia/ItalyItalian independent filmmaker Christian Carmosino Mereu has worked as director, producer and teacher in Italy, Europe and Africa for the past 20 years. He's been artistic director of Festivals such as [CINEMA.DOC] (2010), Doc/it Professional Award, The Documentary Month (2012/2015).&nbsp;Since 2006 he’s Technical Manager of the Audiovisual Production Center at Roma 3 University, coordinator of a Master Degree in "Documentary Cinema” and professor of&nbsp;Documentary Filmmaking.&nbsp;&nbsp;He is artistic director of the newborn Rome International Documentary Festival.

October 2014, the capital of Burkina Faso Ouagadougou is the scene of mass demonstrations against a dictatorship in power for 27 years. An unarmed uprising kicks off the dictator and subsequently resists to a coup attempt. In 2015 the country votes freely for the first time in its history, but the revolution is not followed by a real change, especially regarding economic exploitation of the country by foreign companies. Today the weakness of the government allows the advancement of Al Qaeda and IS, which has put the region under attack causing thousands of victims and hundreds of thousands of displaced people. The film follows this process during one year through daily life of four burkinabes made up of resistance and struggle. An engaged musician, a candidate for elections, a miner who is unemployed because of his political commitment, and a mother in a poor and numerous family in the capital Ouagadougou. All of them share a hope for change that is concentrated in the important polls’ deadline.

Four Bukinabé citizens during the revolution of 2014 and its aftermath: A famous raggae artist, a candidate in the upcoming elections, a miner and a mother with a large family to care for.

Il paese delle persone integre

English, French, Italian

Land of Upright People

Christian Carmosino

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<a href="https://filmharbour.com/films/land-of-upright-people">LAND OF UPRIGHT PEOPLE</a> by Christian Carmosino Mereu has won the Seventh Hour ('La Settima Ora') Award and Special Mention in the 'Lost Italian Cinema' section at the <a href="https://www.persofilmfestival.it/en/#:~:text=Perso%20is%20a%20social%20themed%20documentary%20film%20festival&amp;text=During%20the%20Festival%20all%20screenings,from%20all%20over%20the%20world.">Perugia Social Film Festival</a>!&nbsp;The aim of the Perugia Social Film Festival is to portray all of the different aspects and widest meanings of the social world through the Cinema of the Real.

LAND OF UPRIGHT PEOPLE wins Seventh Hour Award in Perugia

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