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Pietro Ferrua was a multifaceted figure: an experimental filmmaker, translator, teacher, and anarchist activist. Born in Sanremo on September 18, 1930, he quickly demonstrated his commitment by serving as a messenger for the Resistance during his youth. After the liberation, he co-founded the anarchist group Alba dei Liberi in Sanremo, marking the beginning of a political engagement that would lead to his imprisonment in 1950 for conscientious objection.
Facing the threat of further incarceration, Ferrua moved to Switzerland in 1954. There, he trained as an interpreter-translator and established the Centre International de Recherches sur l'Anarchisme (CIRA), a fundamental institution for documenting and studying the anarchist movement. Forced to leave Switzerland in 1963, he settled in Rio de Janeiro until his expulsion in 1969.
His career then took him to the United States, where he taught foreign languages, comparative literature, and film history at Lewis and Clark College from 1970 to 1987. This academic period enriched his already diverse background, integrating his cinematic knowledge into his teaching.
Pietro Ferrua passed away on July 28, 2021, in Portland, Oregon, leaving behind a legacy of activism, artistic creation, and intellectual inquiry.
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PROPOS CONTEMPORAINS SUR LA FEMME DÉCOUSUE
1988 / color / sound / single screen / 45' 00 / 151 € distribution: Digital file on server or Super 8 |