Directing

Paola Faloja

Acting credits

6.3

A quartet of young neo-Fascists terrorise the Milanise locals while the Police mostly look the other way.

San Babila-8 P.M.

1976

Behind the camera

No artwork available

A sophisticated visual essay that delves into the "ambiguously fascinating world of toys", drawing direct inspiration from the semiotic theories of Roland Barthes, the work approaches childhood objects not merely as playthings, but as a dense microcosm of cultural meanings and social constructs. Originally presented within the "Woman’s Gaze" section of the Kinomata showcase, Faloja’s lens acts as an analytical tool, peeling back the layers of everyday symbols to reveal the ideologies embedded in domestic life. It is an intellectual and cinematic reflection on language, education, and the subtle ways in which our material world shapes human behavior.