The #metoo revolution, without Italy

[Some sad reflections about the flop of the #metoo in Italy. Originally published in Italy (in Italian) by “Le Donne Visibili”, “La Poesia e lo Spirito” and “Popoff”. Illustrated by Eliana Como. Translation edited by Cinzia Guerriero and Niko Despopoulos]



A feeling like a point of no return.
Like in H.C. Andersen’s tale – The Emperor’s New Clothes – at one point a scream was enough: so too were the first women in the Hollywood Star System who had the courage to let out and come clean of shame, anger, frustration, fear and uncertainty. From there, a few days later, the first post with #metoo hashtag starts to spread around and in a couple of nights it becomes an avalanche. Figures are updated by the hour to count thousands and thousands western women who have found the strength to tell their story from the multitude. Whether it concerned a harassment on a bus or a rape, so many hands rose, and the river became a flood, an event that was impossible to ignore. Thanks to the social networks, Western women finally met, though without having ever set eyes on each other, and in the sisterly and warm wave of saying “me too” formed a sort of alliance, with the strength that women have when they get too tired to slip anything else thru. Continue reading

Interview about “The Coltrane Code” with Jazzitalia

One of Italy’s most prominent websites about jazz got curious about my shortfilm “The Coltrane code” so Marco Losavio, chief editor of Jazzitalia.net interviewed me about it, so nice!
We have decided to offer all readers the possibility of watching it exclusively for a few days, so why not taking the chance now if you are also curious? Check the piece out here and find link and password to it!

Pornografikonsumerande ungdomar – en förlorad generation

[Äntligen den svenska versionen av min artikelThe lost generation of porn kids”]

Visuell drog – Om barn, unga och nätporr gavs ut av Kalla Kulor Förlag för drygt ett år sedan och blev på nytt aktuell när Centerkvinnorna uppmärksammade frågan om barns och ungas porrkonsumtion utifrån ett hälsoperspektiv. Författarna själva besitter energi som två kraftverk: Ulrica Stigberg, präst som arbetar med ungdomsverksamheten på Fryshuset i Stockholm, och Maria Ahlin, grundare av organisationen Freethem, som arbetar för att motverka prostitution och människohandel.
När Ahlin och Stigberg skulle skriva boken valde de att ta ett steg tillbaka från det moraliska perspektivet på pornografi och att istället koncentrera sig på vilka effekter porrkonsumtionen får på ungas hälsa, på en neuropsykiatrisk, fysisk och social nivå. De intervjuade experter av alla slag: universitetsprofessorer, neurologer, kriminologer, poliskommissionärer, sociologer, urologer, psykologer, forskare och tv-personligheter. Men framförallt pratade de länge med dussintals pojkar och flickor som (äntligen) kunde hitta vuxna öron för att uttrycka problem som de varken ville eller kunde prata med sina föräldrar eller lärare om. Bilden som förmedlas i boken är mycket störande och med starka sociala konsekvenser.
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“Midsommar” competing at the Hope-First festival, with “Dignity” hors concours

I am always extremely happy when my first important short film, “Midsommar”, gets selected for a festival after so many years. It remains my favorite narrative short and I get very emotional when it is competing somewhere!

This time especially as I really like this festival in its political intentions. The Hope-First FF aims to human rights and anyone can watch all the competing films on its Youtube channel. The film that are most watched will be joint into a single movie that is broadcasted on the conclusive event on July 14th, 2018. So should you want to watch it (again?) it can be a good idea to do so here.

And even “Dignity” is present, hors councours! You can see it here!

Interviewed by Vatican Radio

A couple of shots taken during my interview about my novel “Di morire libera” [“To Die Free”] at Radio Vaticana with Rosario Tronnolone, in the company of Meg Mason and Mara Miceli.

Some shots from the Venice Biennale 2017

Some shots I took at the Venice Biennale 2017.