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CinemaLab at the Heretical Enterprises

On 11 October we were in Montauro, guests of Il Giardino Epicureo, to tell why we chose to make cinema in Calabria.

Il Giardino Epicureo · Montauro (CZ)
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Poster of the 7th Gathering of Heretical Enterprises: Roberta Freni and Christian Pagin of CinemaLab Project, Soverato (CZ), with the theme «Emigrating where others flee, to give back a new way of seeing». 11 October 2026, 10:00 am, Montauro (CZ)
The poster of our talk.

Our talk

Emigrating where others flee, to give back a new way of seeing.

On Sunday 11 October we at CinemaLab, Christian Pagin and Roberta Freni, were at Il Giardino Epicureo in Montauro for the 7th Gathering of Heretical Enterprises, the event created by Massimiliano Capalbo.

We shared our story: two young people who left Milan, where they had lost their artistic stimuli, to find them again in Calabria, in Soverato, and gave life to CinemaLab, a Cinematic Acting Lab. The title of our talk was «Emigrating where others flee, to give back a new way of seeing».

It was an honour to tell our story alongside such different and such true ones. We like Milan and we like to travel, but it is in Calabria that we found our artistic stimuli again: there is still so much to tell here, and we want to be part of it, with the chance to always come back and help this land.

The event

Telling the stories of heretical enterprises

The Gathering of Heretical Enterprises was born in 2011 in Zagarise, a small village in Calabria, from a simple idea: to put good examples in the spotlight, because people grow when they are inspired by those who act well.

What counts about each enterprise is not turnover, size or equipment, but two things: the ethics that drive it and the method with which the activity is carried out. The heresy lies in the deed itself: once it is shown that acting ethically is possible, that example lasts.

Hence the invitation to «become an institution»: to take your life into your own hands and turn it into a story that can inspire others.

Other realities were at this gathering too: people who put themselves out there, just like us.

Remember that you are not alone out there: it is important to get to know each other and work together to build a community.

Mattia Nigro
Tesoro di Roseto · Roseto Capo Spulico (CS)
Lorenzo Boseggia
Kalabria Trekking · Pizzo Calabro (VV)
Francesco Denaro
Sonati Vicinu · San Vito sullo Jonio (CZ)
Angelo Gallo and Giovanna D'Alessandro
Parco emotivo · Crotone
Rocco Arcaro
Sextum · Saracena (CS)
Marò D'Agostino
La casa delle erbe · Antonimina (RC)
Christian Pagin and Roberta Freni
CinemaLab Project · Soverato (CZ)
Irene Calistri
MontArt Artigianato · Montauro (CZ)
Luca Tiriolo
Unione Astrofili Catanzaresi · Catanzaro

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