Campania In-Felix Teaser Trailer

This is probably the most important work I've ever done in my life and it's still under production.

Last summer, I, together with my dearest colleague photographer Matt Nager visited Naples, located in the southern region of Campania in Italy, to shoot the trailer of an important documentary, titled Campania In-Felix (unhappy country).

To give you a short synopsis of the film::

For nearly two decades, Campania, the southern region of Italy where Naples is located, has witnessed an ongoing practice of illegal toxic material dumping in rural and inhabited areas. The management of waste material in the region has been in the hands of the Camorra - a mafia organization with vast economic and political power .The film will explore the presumed connection between waste, health and environment in the area of the Triangle of Death between the towns of Acerra, Nola and Marigliano, recognized by local doctors as the most polluted area of the region.

The documentary will be entirely produced during the summer of 2010 and will have as main subjects, people who live in the triangle of death area and are affected by cancer and other illnesses because of the direct exposure to toxic substances.

As I said before, this is a very important work because it uncovers one of the most dramatic and urgent crises of Italy - the tight connection between waste, environment, health and the overwhelming power of the Camorra that fully manages the waste situation in southern Italy. It's an issue that needs to be discussed and exposed and I hope that for now you will enjoy this teaser trailer.