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ARSENALIMEDICEI presents BORNPREMATURELY adocumentaryfilmby ENZOCEI ITALY2013 col. DCP 21minutes nodialogues producedby PAOLOBENVENUTIforARSENALIMEDICEI withthesupportof MiBACT DIREZIONEGENERALECINEMA Shot at the Santa Chiara Hospital in Pisa the film traces the care and assistance journey a child born prematurely faces in a modern Neonatology department. It focuses on the relationship between the newborn and the medical establishment that cares for him: machines, therapies, medicalexams,andthenthecrying,thehunger,theweighing,time. Providingfortheprimaryneedsofsuchanextreme,anddelicate,conditionrequiresextremecare, thecareofhands,humanvoicesandofinstrumentsbothsimpleandverysophisticated. Tothinkaboutallthismeansmeditatinginanopenwayandunderanoriginallightonthatmixof power,frailty,miracleandmysterythatislife,andtocelebratethelessonofcaringforanother humanbeing. PressOffice GabrieleBarcaro +393405538425 gabriele.barcaro@gmail.com Pressmaterialsandphotosavailableonthewebsite:www.arsenalimedicei.com NONCONTRACTUALCREDITS
BORNPREMATURELY Italy2013,col.,DCP,21,nodialogues Directedby EnzoCei Writtenby EnzoCeieLauraGuidugli Cinematography EnzoCei Sound MircoMencacci Editing AndreaChiantelli Music MircoMencacci,AndreaCiacchini,StefanoGiannotti,MirkoGuerrini Producedby PaoloBenvenutiforArsenaliMedicei Withthesupportof MiBACT DirezioneGeneraleCinema Shotonlocationat DepartmentofNeonatology,SantaChiaraHospital,Pisa NEONATOLOGY Neonatology is a branch of Pedriatics thats involved in the care of newborn babies V that is, conventionallyspeaking,ofthosechildrenwhorangefrom0to28daysoflifeoutsidetheuterus. Whichnewbornbabies?Allthosethatshowadifficultyinadaptingtolifeoutsidetheuterus,those withbirthdefects,orinfections,thosethatarebornbeforethe37thweekofpregnancyvtheprev termbabies,thosetoolittlefortheirageandwithslowedvdownintravuterinegrowth.thatsabout 10%oftheneonatalpopulation,today. The results obtained by Neonatology V in terms of survival, and not only, have been, in recent decadesexceptional.thepercentageofinfantmortality(inthefirstyearoflife)hasgonedown from32perthousandinitalyinthe70sto3.9%today. Neonatalmortalityinthefirstmonthofliferepresents49%ofallinfantmortality.Tuscanyinthis sectorisamongthebest,withanindexof3perthousandofinfantmortalityandwithanindexof 2.2 per thousand of neonatal death. Pisa, with the center where Born Prematurely was shot, contributesdailytothesefigures. NONCONTRACTUALCREDITS
ENZOCEI EnzoCeiwasbornin1949inGhezzano,intheProvinceofPisa,inafamilyoftenantfarmersand grows up in the Italian farmer culture. SelfVtaught since the 70s he photographs and prints, in black and white, producing singlevthemed books on social and humanitarian themes in the territoryfromwhichhecomes. Tofollowhispersonalstyleheorganizeshisactivitiesfarfromtheestablishedlawsanddedicates tohisprojectsthetimetheydeserve.work,customs,sociallifeandthehealthindustryaffordhim ideas and resources towards the publication of his books, which he cures so that they respect, untiltheend,theiremotionaltruths. Amonghispublishedworks: Cavatori. Biblos Srl Cittadella (PD), 1993. A reportage from 1985 to 1993 on the marble quarryworkersintheapuanalps.itreceivedthephotographybookoftheyearaward. Vite.Folliaefotografia:cronacadiunasvolta,RegioneToscanaeMarsilioEditori,Venezia, 1999. The book traces the life journey of the patients of the former insane asylum of Maggiano,Lucca,initslastdays. IlCrocifissodiTorVergata,FedericoMottaEditore,Milano,2001.Thebooktracesthebirth of the bronze Christ sculpture by the sculptor Stefano Pierotti which was the emblem of theworldyouthdayof2000,andwhichwascastinpietrasanta. Spazzini. Il lavoro dell uomo nel ciclo integrato dei rifiuti, Pacini Editore, Pisa, 2004. The bookexaminesthepickvupthedisposalandtherecyclingofurbanwaste,inallitsforms. Trapianti,FedericoMottaEditore,Milano,2008.Thebookdealswithallthathastodowith thedonationandtransplantationofhumanorgans. Puccini e la fanciulla. Anatomia di un film, Living Edizioni, Lucca, 2011. The book was producedincollaborationwiththedirectorpaolobenvenuti,itpresentsinanewwaythe foundationsofthemovievmakingmachineinallitsaspects. Ai piedi dei miei anni, An autobiographical narrative on his farmer roots. Winner of the literaryprize: Edizionestraordinaria 2012sponsoredbyPaciniEditore. His last book is FIORI% &% La% vita% che% vince,% 14% storie% di% figli, a project produced with the cov operationofthenationaltumorinstituteofmilan:the115photosofthebookdocumentwiththe authorsdelicatetouch,cancersinchildrenasseenwithintheirrespectivefamilies.illnessisntan individualdisease,rathereachillnessmobilizesfriends,neighbors,andfamilymembers;itrequires patience, assistance, company, courage and care. Without false pity nor overvsimple outcry, the worktriestosensitizepublicopinionontheissueofpediatriconcologytohelpraisefundstohelp thefamiliesofthestrickenchildrenandtopromotethemedicalvscientificresearchinthefield. Theproceedsfromthesaleofthebook,publishedbyPaciniEditore,(www.pacinieditore.it)willbe disbursedbythenonvprofitbiancagaravagliaassociationatthenationaltumorinstitute. NONCONTRACTUALCREDITS
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