location // Saronno - VA
year // 2025
client // Saronno Città dei Beni Comuni
collaborators // Ayla Schiappacasse - Whyisdesertdesert?
Preserving the Memory: Rediscovering the Archive of Saronno’s Former Pretura In the heart of Saronno’s former courthouse, a forgotten archive lay hidden and in a state of severe deterioration—legal records, civil proceedings, and documents recounting over two centuries of local and national history. "Re Archive" chronicles the intricate recovery and preservation effort, made possible by a virtuous alliance of public institutions, cultural authorities, and engaged citizens. An act of archival rescue that is both technical and symbolic: restoring voice to memory, dignity to history, and a future to a heritage long at risk of being lost.
Marco Germi and Ayla Schiappacasse \\ Directors - Whyisdesertdesert?
Giuseppe Gorla \\ Producer - Saronno Città dei Beni Comuni
Karoly Paul Moldovan \\Sound Design - Ancient Snakes
Cast
Andrea Germi \\ "Archivista"
Annalisa Rossi \\ "Soprintendente Archivistica e Bibliografiaca Lombardia"
Miro Santangelo \\ "Presidente tribunale di Busto Arsizio"
Gianluigi Fontana \\ "Ex-Pretore Tribunale di Busto Arsizio"
Pietro Livi \\ "Frati&Livi "