Grottaglie is a small Apulian town famous for its ceramic craftsmanship. Angelo Milano, creator of the FAME project described in the film, defines the village as a true "cultural desert". Little or nothing happens there. The initiatives promoted by the local government are complete failures. To improve this situation, similar to so many others in the Italian provinces, Milan invites a host of street artists from all over the world. Blue, Momo, Ericailcane, Conor Harrington, Escif, and many other artists invade the town. Their works, often provocative, redesign the town’s geography and give it a new identity. Born in 2008, the FAME project - self-financed and anarchist, as street art demands - quickly became one of the most important street art festivals on an international level. After five intense editions, Angelo decided to interrupt it when the local government, no longer able to ignore the festival’s success, tried to co-opt it. The festival no longer exists, but what remains in this film testimonial is striking.

 

 

 

Born in Taranto in 1983, he works as a director and screenwriter between France and Italy. In 2008 he graduated in Cinema, Television and Multimedia Production at the University of Bologna. His short films have been selected at major international festivals, including: Oberhausen, Clermont-Ferrand, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma in Montreal, Dubai, Winterthur, FIPA, Belo Horizonte. His short film Archipel, shot between Palestine and Israel, won the Best Film Award at the Torino Film Festival, and the AVANTI Award for distribution.

 

Born in Grottaglie, after graduating from Bologna University, he decided to return to the town he left, and brought the world to it. This is how FAME, a public art festival, quickly became an international event. Today, Angelo produces a line of clothing, hand-printed with the Sangue (Blood) brand, distributed throughout Italy and at several international stores.