Naples artist Annalaura di Luggo's documentary 'Napoli Eden' vies for Oscar nomination

The documentary 'Napoli Eden,' directed by Bruno Colella, is in the running for an Oscar nomination in the Feature Documentary category. The film follows Neapolitan artist Annalaura di Luggo (born 1970) as she creates public art installations using recycled aluminum scraps in four piazzas of Naples—Piazza Municipio, Galleria Umberto I, Largo Santa Caterina, and Largo Baracche—with the help of young people from the Quartieri Spagnoli. The project later expanded to Rome and Milan. Di Luggo also holds a patent for a camera that photographs human irises, an artistic obsession conveying a message of inclusion for the visually impaired. The documentary has already won eight international awards and is part of the 'Promozione Paese Italia nel mondo' initiative, which will screen it at Italian Cultural Institutes worldwide.