
Space Hackers / I Pirati dello spazio (2007, Digital Betacam, 52’) by Alessandro Bernard, Enrico Cerasuolo and Paolo Ceretto. A Zenit Arti Audiovisive, Studio International, ARTE France co-production, with the participation of Fox International Channels Italy, RTSI, TSR, YLE Teema, DR tv, RTBF, SBS, VPRO, Planète, Regione Piemonte, Piemonte Film Commssion, EU Media Programme
Synopsis:
In 1957 the world was schocked by the Sputnik I mission, while in a private space station called Bert Tower, on the hills of Torino, Italy, two young brothers, Achille and Giovanni Battista Judica Cordiglia, were acting as forerunners of hacking: just with the help of their genius they recorded every radio signal from the space during the whole Cold War period.
Space Hackers is an historical documentary based on their incredible private archive, made of unique audio-recordings and 8mm and 16mm films shot by the brothers themselves, and their funny and passionate story. The saga of the space race between the US and USSR is told through this personal and extraordinary story.
With:
Achille e Giovanni Battista Judica Cordiglia, Maria Teresa Judica Cordiglia, Laura Furbatto, Marco Blaser, Ugo Sartorio, Alberto Rossotto.
Technical data:
Written and Directed by: Alessandro Bernard, Enrico Cerasuolo, Paolo Ceretto
Produced by: Massimo Arvat (Zenit Arti Audiovisive), Christine le Goff and Yves Jeanneau (Studio International)
Director of Photography: Ned Burgess
Editor: Ruben Korenfeld
Distribution: Zenit Arti Audiovisive
Information and contacts: Massimo Arvat arvat@zenit.to.it