Letizia Battaglia - Shooting the mafia: the documentary in theaters from July 16

Released in theaters on July 16 is the documentary Letizia Battaglia. Shooting the Mafia, entirely dedicated to the work of photographer Letizia Battaglia (Palermo, 1935): a symbolic date, since it is the anniversary of the 1992 Via d’Amelio massacre in which Judge Paolo Borsellino lost his life. The film recounts the life and career of Letizia Battaglia, a Palermo-born photojournalist who worked extensively for the daily L’Ora reporting on her homeland, starting with the Mafia deaths, moving through politics and culture, and representing a point of reference for Sicily and Italy since the 1960s.

Produced by Kim Longinotto and produced by Wonder Pictures and Unipol Biografilm Collection, the film has been screened at the Berlin Film Festival, Sundance Festival and Biografilm Festival: an account of Letizia Battaglia and her commitment against the Mafia through interviews and archival testimonies.

“A personal and intimate portrait on Letizia Battaglia, Palermo photographer and photojournalist for the daily L’Ora,” reads the synopsis. “A life lived without patterns: from street photography, documenting mafia deaths, to engagement in politics, Letizia Battaglia was a key figure in Palermo and Italy between the 1970s and 1990s. Interweaving interviews and archival accounts, Kim Longinotto recounts the life of a passionate and courageous artist, showing not only an extraordinary and nonconformist existence, but also a cross-section of Italian history. In search of a freedom that passes through the dream of a Sicily freed from the shackles of the Mafia.”

Letizia Battaglia - Shooting the mafia: the documentary in theaters from July 16

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