I am a visual anthropologist, video maker and researcher in education through audio visual. Originally from Florence, based in Berlin.
On fall 2021 I have completed the MA course in Visual and Media Anthropology at HMKW (Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft / University of Applied Science), and have been based in Berlin since then.
My educational path has combined humanistic-driven research, field work, video making, and interdisciplinary collaboration with cultural institutions and foundations.
Between 2016 and 2019 I have worked at the educational department of the Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, on various projects of promoting cinema and audiovisual as an educational medium.
During my Master's degree in Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology at the University of Bologna, I have developed my thesis in Manaus, Brazil, at the Centre of Studies of the Indigenous Amazon (NEAI) of the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) - as a scholarship holder for researchers abroad.
In early 2021 I had the opportunity to complete an internship at the award-winning NowHere Media studio in Berlin, extending my knowledge to the emerging field of immersive documentaries using augmented and virtual reality.
And since September 2021 I work on the media department of the Ethnological Museum of Berlin - part of the Stiftung Humboldt Forum. From June 2022 I have been an official videographer and contributor of the institution, after six months First as an intern supported by the Euros project (European Mobility Call of the European Social Fund).
My tasks at the Ethnological Museum include creating the institution’s audio visual materials and documenting the various projects curated by the Visual Anthropology section, as also co-representing the department in international events on the field.
With a diverse skillset and a wide range of practical experience within the Anthropology field, I have so far worked on the following subjects: indigenous studies of anthropology / multimedia educational research / digital humanities / environmental anthropology / collective memory / suppressed history archives / teenage culture / techno-nationalism and virtual reality.
Education and qualifications
2021-2022 Scholarship holder, Eures Project (European Social Fund to promote labour mobility in the EU)
2021 MA Visual and Media Anthropology, HMKW university of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany (European Scholarship holder)
2016 MA Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology, University of Bologna, Italy (Scholarship holder for research abroad)
2013 BA Human Science, Anthropological curricula, University of Siena, Italy
2009 Liceo Classico (Secondary school focused on Humanities) Niccolò Machiavelli , Florence, Italy.
Workshops, courses and internships
2023: Workshop In the realm of Animated Documentary at Sinema Transtopia, Berlin. Animation techniques applied on documentary filmmaking. Led by animators Nazlı Kaya & Tomáš Doruška.
2023: Digital Film Restoration Technologies and Management of Film Archives intensive course at FIAF (International Federation of Film Archive), Hungarian National Film Institute, Budapest.
2020-21: Internship at NowHere Media, immersive storytelling and virtual reality studio, Berlin.
2019: Filmmaking workshop with director Jane Campion. Summer School at the International Filmmaking Academy of Bologna, Italy.
2019: Filmmaking higher education course at Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, Italy. Intensive training course focused on the making of promotional documentaries for the XXXIV edition of the Cinema Ritrovato Film Festival.
2019: Participatory documentary project "Documenting Memory and Territory", held by non-profit and cultural cooperative ZaLab, Bologna, Italy.
2018: Volunteer/Educational Workshop Coordinator at BilBolBul Comic Book Festival, organized by cultural association for reading promotion Hamelin, Bologna, Italy.
2018: European Projects Development Course, Joint Association, Milan, Italy.
2016: Scholarship holder for thesis field research at Núcleo de estudos da Amazônia Indígena (Centre of Studies of the Indigenous Amazon) of UFAM (Universidade Federal do Amazonas), Manaus, Brazil.
2015: “Intercultural Communication” course, University of Bologna , Italy
2015: Internship at Cineteca di Bologna, Italy
2015: Visioni Animate Workshop, Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna. Hosted by Izabela Plucinska. In collaboration with Cineteca di Bologna, and Ottomani Laboratorio. Bologna, Italy.
2013: One-year Erasmus Program of studying abroad at Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal.
2012: One-year workshop “Cognitive study of image and representation” and “Image and writing: an ethno-cognitive perspective” . Part of LaborArte and Laboratory of Didactics and Anthropology, held by professor Massimo Squillacciotti, University of Siena, Italy.
International Volunteering
January 2017 / May 2018
INDIA
Volunteer at Flying Baba’s educational association as English teacher and educational coordinator for creative activities in Fuladar village, Himachal Pradesh.
MYANMAR
English teacher and Educational facilitator at the International Buddhist Education Centre (IBEC), in Sagaing.
NEW ZEALAND
Internship at Motueka Rudolf Steiner School, New Zealand.
SRI LANKA
Volunteer at Horizon Lanka Foundation as English teacher and creative workshop facilitator, in the village of Mahawilachchiya.
Languages
Fluent in Italian, English, Portuguese and Spanish.