Alterazioni Video's Turbo Film 'Guerra e Pace' Debuts in Rome After Political Cancellation

On February 19, 2020, at 10 PM, the Italian collective Alterazioni Video will present the screening performance of their Turbo Film 'Guerra e Pace' at Cinema Farnese in Rome, curated by Giuliana Benassi. The event marks the film's first actual screening in Rome after its initial inclusion in the 'Mirabilia Urbis' exhibition last October was abruptly canceled, reportedly due to political pressure. The film, produced by Milano Film Festival and shot in Russia, critically examines fake news aesthetics. It features a conversation with philosopher and political scientist Alexandr Dugin, an admirer of Heidegger and a favorite of sovereignists. Participants via Skype and live include artist Ragnar Kjartansson, writer Filippo Anniballi, neomelodic singer Loris Gentile, and film critic Giovanni De Donà. A sequel set in Siberia will be presented, followed by a secret party (location disclosed only to attendees). The collective, founded in Milan in 2004, comprises Paololuca Barbieri Marchi, Alberto Caffarelli, Andrea Masu, Giacomo Porfiri, and Matteo Erenbourg. They describe the Turbo Film as a cinematic genre between spaghetti western and YouTube neorealism, often improvised and participatory, hiding within contemporary art.