NEW: Italy Travel Documentary - Bringing Home Sardinia
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Have you been curious about visiting Sardinia, the island off of Italy? Buy this 87-minute DVD (narrated in English) and receive an introduction to the magical and wild land of Sardinia.
Les Kelen, of the Center For Documentary Arts in Salt Lake City reviewed this stunning DVD:
"Steven McCurdy's Bringing Home Sardinia is a tender hearted look at the people of a small island located just off the coast of Italy. After a brief visit to the island years ago, McCurdy returned in 2002 with the aim of not only filming the physical beauty of this place, but of "bringing home" his experience of the Sardinians as they described their work, their values, and their hopes for themselves and their people.
McCurdy is a talented film maker, and so he succeeds in conveying the island's visual loveliness. More importantly, though, he is an empathetic and curious individual. Consequently, at the heart of his first feature-length film, there is a series of encounters with Sardinians. These encounters evoke for us the efforts of the islanders to preserve their ancient traditions and to adapt them to contemporary life. Through these conversations, we come to appreciate the efforts of Sardinians to preserve the values and modes expressions that create their unique identity. Bringing Home Sardinia brings home then, or brings closer to us, the spirit of an ancient people searching to keep their cultural footing in the 21st century. |