
Andrea Bordoli
Directing
Biography
Andrea Bordoli has a background in Visual Anthropology (MA, University of Manchester), Visual Arts – Cinema (HEAD – Genève), and Anthropology and Philosophy (BA, Neuchâtel University). His research and practice lies at the intersection between anthropological theory, film and visual art. He is currently based between Switzerland and Québec, and he is pursuing a practice-led PhD in Media Anthropology at the University of Bern as part of the interdisciplinary project "Mediating the Ecological Imperative" (https://ecological-imperative.ch/). Since January 2022 he is a visiting artist-researcher at the anthropology department of McGill University. His works have been presented in academic settings and exhibited in film festivals and art spaces nationally and internationally, such as Visions du Réel Nyon, Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, European Media Arts Festival Osnabrück, the Society for Visual Anthropology Film and Media Festival, ETHNOFEST Athens and others. In parallel to his personal research he collaborated with various research groups and institutions such as EASA CH, Université de Neuchâtel, Locarno Film Festival and Cinémathèque Suisse.
Known For

The life of Abdon Pamich: from his exodus from Fiume, a border town overwhelmed by post-war events, to his rise in athletics crowned with Olympic gold. The tough training and sacrifices of a man who, even before learning to walk, had to learn to resist.
Il Marciatore - La vera storia di Abdon Pamich

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Lupercalia

The "requerimiento" was a declaration by the Spanish monarchy of Castile’s divine right to take possession of the New World’s territories and to subjugate, exploit and, if necessary, fight the native inhabitants. This film explores the aesthetics of a mythological time and its archetypical creatures and materialities. Following the trajectories of a serpent and the fragment of a meteorite, "Requerimiento" develops an interwoven narration questioning human and nonhuman alterities in different epochs and cultures.
REQUERIMIENTO
Terra australis incognita was a hypothetical continent posited in antiquity and which appeared on maps between the 15th and 18th centuries. The existence of Terra Australis was not based on any survey or direct observation, but rather on the idea that continental land in the Northern Hemisphere should be balanced by land in the Southern Hemisphere.
Terra Australis Incognita

A post-apocalyptic, eco-fiction short film portrying two construction workers wandering in a “zone” where inner and outer territories intertwine. In a constant search for traces, they are increasingly confronted with a universe that over days and nights becomes overwhelming.
Per Voi Oggi La Luce Del Sole Non Splenderà

A poetic refection on the exploitation of the water and hardrock mines in the Swiss Alps. Contemporary images and archives, documentary and fictional material immerge us in the geological and human memories that haunt the current extractive environments.
Memories of Stone Faces

The Depth Beneath, The Height Above consists in an exploration of the high alpine region of Robiei, southern Switzerland. Conceived as a sensory piece, the film particularly focuses on the existing relationships between the human, animal, infrastructural and natural elements that compose Robiei's specific landscape.