Tribute to director Judit Elek at the 65th Festival dei Popoli

2 to 10 November 2024

A tribute dedicated to Hungarian director Judit Elek is a highlight of the 65th edition of the international documentary film festival, the 'Festival dei Popoli', held in Florence from 2 to 10 November, under the artistic direction of Alessandro Stellino, with management by Claudia Maci. This retrospective – the first in Italy dedicated to the filmmaker – is the result of a collaboration between the Festival dei Popoli and the Calliope Arts Foundation, under the auspices of the three-year project ‘Women Trailblazers in Documentary Cinema’, aimed at rediscovering and celebrating female directors whose work has been undervalued or forgotten over the years.

The Festival dei Popoli and Calliope Arts will bring one of Europe’s most important female directors to Florence. Judit Elek will be in Florence to meet the public during a masterclass and to present her films, in their newly restored versions from the Film Archive of the National Film Institute of Hungary. Elek’s work chronicles her country’s stories throughout the course of the second half of the 20th century, from the Holocaust to the Cold War, from life under the Soviet regime to the cultural and social upheaval of 1968.