Veronica Santi's Documentary Restores Legacy of Street Art Scholar Francesca Alinovi

Veronica Santi, curator and art critic, directed the documentary 'I am not alone anyway' about Francesca Alinovi, a young researcher and street art activist murdered on June 11, 1983. The film premiered on June 12 at the 13th Biografilm Festival in Bologna, deliberately chosen as a symbolic date to emphasize Alinovi's artistic life over her tragic death. The documentary uses archival material and personal interviews to portray Alinovi as an elegant, curious figure passionate about art and nature, who embraced street art when it was still emerging. It traces her journey from Parma to Bologna and the United States, highlighting her role in the cultural movements of the 1970s. Santi aims to shift focus from Alinovi's association with the 'delitto del Dams' (a notorious murder case) to her intellectual contributions and love for authentic street art born in the Bronx as rebellion and protest. The film also inadvertently illustrates the artistic vibrancy of the 1960s and 1970s in Italy.