Documentary Shorts by Vittorio De Seta



The Age of Swordfish (1955)



A short anthropological documentary from 1954. Director De Seta was fortunate enough to document swordfish fishing; by 1956 it no longer existed.

Islands of Fire (1955)



This prize-winning short is a poetic portrait of life on the coast of Sicily before, during, and following a volcanic eruption.

Sea Countrymen (1955)



Sicily, Granitola, 1955. At the first light of dawn, the fishermen set out in their boats for open water, timing the rhythm of their oars to murmured chants. They set their nets in the sea, regulate the cords, organize the boats in a square. The men’s work becomes increasingly harder as the tuna are hoisted onto the boats, wriggling, beating their tails until death arrives and the water is tinged with blood.

Easter in Sicily (1955)



Vittorio De Seta captures the music and pageantry of an Easter celebration in Sicily.

Golden Parable (1955)



Filming amid the flaxen wheat fields of Sicily, Vittorio De Seta documents the everyday rituals of farmers during harvest time.

Solfatara (1955)



Harshness and beauty exist side by side in this look at the lives of sulfur mine workers and their families in southern Italy.

Fishing Boats (1958)



The unpredictable nature of the sea governs the world of Sicilian fishermen as they work, rest, and seek refuge from a storm.

Orgosolo’s Shepherds (1958)



The striking landscapes of rural Sardinia provide the backdrop to this lyrical look at the hardscrabble lives of the region’s shepherds in winter.

A Day In Barbagia (1958)



From sunrise to sunset, Vittorio De Seta chronicles the lives of Sardinian women who look after both home and fields while their shepherd husbands are away tending their flocks.

The Forgotten (1959)



Vittorio De Seta travels to a remote province in southern Italy to capture a unique celebration known as the “Feast of Silver.”

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