Earth Emergency. Cinema with Stefano Knuchel

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September 17th, 2025
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Square in front of the entrance to the Campus SUPSI Mendrisio, via Flora Ruchat-Roncati 15 (in case of bad weather: sala Teatro, cinema Multisala Teatro, via Vincenzo Vela 21, Mendrisio)

The Earth Emergency 2025 cycle kicks off with an evening of cinema curated by Stefano Knuchel, director of Locarno Factory, in collaboration with the Locarno Film Festival. An opportunity to reflect on climate change through three international short films.

In case of bad weather, the event will be held in the sala Teatro, cinema Multisala Teatro (via Vincenzo Vela 21, Mendrisio).

 

The 2025 cycle of Earth Emergency, promoted by the Department of Environment Constructions and Design SUPSI in partnership with Bobbium, this year explores the theme of Resistance, resilience, adaptation. Humans, animals and plants to the test of climate change.

For the first event, Stefano Knuchel, director of Locarno Factory and filmmaker, introduces the screening of three short films in Italian, moderated by Clara Caverzasio, science communicator and project manager for the cultural association Trame. The meeting provides the Earth Emergency audience with some insights into a type of cinema that is not often seen and offers an opportunity to look at the relationship between plants, animals and humans, exploring their interactions.

The evening with Stefano Knuchel will take place on Wednesday 17 September 2025 at 20:30 on the square in front of the entrance to the SUPSI Campus in Mendrisio (via Flora Ruchat-Roncati 15).

Also on the square, at 21:00, there will be a screening of three short films. 

Free admission upon registration.

In-person event only (remote participation is not possible).

In case of bad weather, the event will take place in the sala Teatro, cinema Multisala Teatro (via Vincenzo Vela 21, Mendrisio) at the same times. 

He worked for more than 30 years at SRG SSR as a journalist, presenter, film critic, producer, and author of cultural programs, specializing in the production of innovative journalistic formats aimed at taking topics usually reserved for a limited audience and bringing them to the public. As a filmmaker, he has also made numerous documentaries, which have been presented at some of the world’s most prestigious festivals. Among them, he made a trilogy dedicated to the life of artist Hugo Pratt, the first two chapters of which were presented in Venice (Hugo in Africa, 2009; Hugo in Argentina, 2021), with the third expected in 2025. In 2013, he began to collaborate with the Locarno Film Festival, first revitalizing the Locarno Academy, dedicated to emerging talents in the world of film, and making it an international reference point for training in filmmaking, and later bringing the BaseCamp into being at the Festival. This extensive initiative is a unique project in the international festival circuit, aiming to bring cinema into dialogue with other creative fields. Since 2024, in his role as director of Locarno Factory, he is responsible for all activities aimed at the younger generation and aspiring film professionals.

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