terra di tutti film festival
Documentaries and social cinema exhibition
8th edition | 8-12 october 2014
THE HUMAN HORSES
Rosario Simanella e Marco Landini | Italy | 2013 | 54'
Ibrahim, Ram and Raju are three rickshaw pullers in Kolkata, a city held together by its agony, which has the spasmodic vitality of something that is nearing its end. These men are called 'Human Horses' because of the work they do. Actually, they are the last of the lasts, a stubborn proof of the true essence of human dignity.
Rosario Simanella, born in Milan in 1980, has a degree in Communication and in Public, Social and Political Communication at the University of Bologna. After a Master program in Film making he starts working with the biggest Italian production companies.
Marco Landini, born in Bologna in 1972, is a freelance cameraman working for various Tv programs, live music events, spots, videoclips. His first documentary is "Dove osano le mucche" (2010) and the second one is "Ortobello" (2012), awarded at Festival Ambientale FICA.