Nodas. Launeddas in tempus de crisi (short version)

Dating back to 3000 years ago, Launeddas are a wind instrument from the Nuragic civilisation (Sardinia, 18th century BC/2nd century AD) bearing the marks of contaminations from all over the Mediterranean Sea and beyond. Nearly vanished between the 1960s and 1970s, Launeddas are extraordinarily alive and ever more widespread today. In today's "time of crisis", they found levels of artistic excellence that just some decades ago looked no longer attainable. This documentary portrays five talents of the new generation of Launeddas players, exploring through their eyes the interstitial spaces between folklore and ethnicity, traditions and experimentation, identity and globalization. At the same time, the film exposes a harsh (but not resigned) aperture on the conditions of an entire generation, in an island which struggles with structural socioeconomic problems, whos solutions are still far away.

Corti freschi di Sardegna
Director:
Andrea Mura, Umberto Cao
Year:
2015
Country:
Italy
Genre:
Documentary
Length:
20'
Production:
Dante Olianas per Iscandula