The ‘Poetic Justice’ programme explores the complex and fascinating relationship between cinema and justice. This initiative is based on the belief that cinema and images are not only instruments for the representation of law and justice, but also powerful tools for the dissemination of legal culture in society. For the first time in Italy, this year’s Lab is curated by Prof. Emanuela Fronza (University of Bologna) in collaboration with the research area ‘Law, Economics and Institutions’ of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Bolzano.
THE CITIZEN’S LAB 2.0
Poetic Justice
11.04.
UNIBZ / ROOM D 1.02
14:00
Greetings and opening talk
14:30 – 16:30
Round Table “Trials on Screen: Between Memory, Truth and Representation”. Chair: Prof. Roberto Farneti (Unibz). Discussants: Prof. Emanuela Fronza (Unibo), Prof. Michela Franceschelli (UCL, London), Prof. Daniela Giannetti (Unibo), Prof. Stefania Parisi (Unina), Prof. Francesco Zucconi (IUAV Venice)
16:30 – 17:00
Coffee break
17:00 – 18:45
Film screening: Peso Morto directed by Francesco del Grosso, 2022, Italy (duration 87 min).
19:00
Round table “Innocenti. Errori giudiziari in Italia”. Chair: Dr Simon Robert (Unibz). Discussants: Angelo Massaro (protagonist of Peso Morto), Francesco del Grosso (director of Peso Morto), Benedetto Lattanzi (journalist), Valentino Massimo (journalist), Cuno Tarfusser (former chief Prosecutor of Milan)
12.04.
UNIBZ / ROOM F 0.03
09:30 – 10:30
Round table “Cinematic Portrayals of Injustice”. Chair: Prof. Emanuela Fronza (Unibo). Discussants: Prof. Francesco Zucconi (IUAV Venice), Prof. Michela Franceschelli (UCL, London), Prof. Pierandrea Amato (University of Messina).
FILMCLUB / CAPITOL 2
11:00 – 13:00
Masterclass “Presunto Culpable (Presumed Guilty): Mexico’s Most-Watched Documentary and Its Fight for Justice”, by Roberto Hernández, with the screening of Presunto Culpable directed by Roberto Hernández and Geoffrey Smith, 2008, Mexico (duration 87 min). Chair: Prof. Emanuela Fronza (Unibo). Discussants: Prof. Daniela Giannetti (Unibo), Prof. Stefania Parisi (Unina).
Free Entry ↑
14:30 – 17:30
Film screening and discussion: Giurato Numero 2, directed by Clint Eastwood, 2024, USA (114 min).