Paranaia 1979

Directed by Giancarlo Soldi

In 1979, while doing his military service, Giancarlo Soldi made his directorial debut with this short film. The Super 8 camera for the short was provided by Paolo Gioli, a multimedia artist, to whom he had been the sole assistant for two years. The film was seized by the Carabinieri under the pretext of showing weapons protected by military secrecy until 2024.