Waves of Memory
(Onde di memoria)
by Elia Bolzonello
2025 - Italy - 8:21 min.
Festival 2026 > Piccolo Festival International > Competition BY 14.18
Synopsis
Why was the grandfather afraid of water?
This simple and personal question marks the beginning of an intimate and unexpected journey that unfolds entirely on a computer screen. “Waves of Memory” is a desktop documentary that weaves together family memories, archival footage, and personal reflections to tell a true and touching story: that of the director’s grandfather, a survivor of the Vajont disaster in 1963.
Website
https://combinazionifestival.it/doc-onde-di-memoria/
Biography and filmography
Elia Bolzonello is a student at the "Einaudi-Scarpa" High School in Montebelluna and a participant in the cinema education project "Beauty Storytellers". During a documentary workshop, he explored the language of cinema applied to reality, studying the main narrative and visual techniques used to tell true stories and socially or culturally relevant topics. The experience led him to develop an original subject through the form of the auteur documentary short film and video art, while strengthening his critical awareness of audiovisual language and his practical skills in documentary creation.
Production
IS Einaudi-Scarpa di Montebelluna, Liceo Veronese di Montebelluna