From the Pole to the Equator

In the spring of 1982, Gianikian and Ricci Lucchi discovered a collection of footage shot by the early Italian pioneer of documentary film and cinematographer Luca Comerio (1874-1940). As an act of providence, the director took on the task of re-editing footage from Comeria's travels around the world - Antartica, Eritrea, India, Italy, Tangiers, and Uganda. They attempt to critique the old footage, exposing how it supported suppressive ideologies.