ARTE Re: Zu zweit im Geisterdorf
Kalabriens vergessene Orte
In southern Italy the village of Pentedattilo is a ghost town. For forty year Rossella Aquilanti decided to live here in this abandoned paradise where she looks after a small herd of goats. Two years ago she was joined by a young Malian, Maka Tounkara, who crossed the Mediterranean in a small boat. Together they want to save the village from destruction.
Director: Giulia Ottaviano
DOP: Line Kühl
Sound: Giacomo Vitiello | Oliver Nies
Edit: Geza Pieruschka
Production: Alpha Container Pictures, SWR/ARTE
2022
32 min
ARTE Re: Sizilien: Eine Stadt am Abgrund
At the end of January 2026, following heavy rainfall, several kilometers of the outskirts of the town of Niscemi in Sicily collapsed. No one lost their life, but more than 1,600 people were forced to leave their homes, and many lost them forever. The risk of landslides had been known for decades. Could this disaster have been prevented?
Director: Giulia Ottaviano
DOP: Line Kühl, Jonas Schmailzl
Sound: Oliver Nies
Edit: Elke Steinhardt
Production: Spiegel TV / ZDF / Arte
2026
31 min
ARTE Re: Sizilien im Dürre-Stress
Summers in Sicily are becoming increasingly dry. Experts fear that by 2030, around one-third of the island could turn into desert landscapes similar to those in Libya and Tunisia.
Another pressing issue: leaking water pipes and deteriorating reservoirs. Drinking water is being rationed in many areas, and water tankers are constantly on the move.
Director: Giulia Ottaviano and Daniela Agostini
DOP: Line Kühl
Sound: Oliver Nies
Edit: Elke Steinhardt
Production: Spiegel TV / ZDF / Arte
2024
31 min
ARTE Re: Schutzengel der Transfrauen
Loredanas Aufstand gegen den Hass
Loredana Rossi has struggled all her life: first as a prostitute, today as a social worker and “mother” of the Femminielli of Naples. Even at the age of 60, she is not thinking of slowing down. For 21 years she struggled on the street. For a long time, this was her only chance to survive.
Today, she stands up for the next generation of transwomen in Naples.
Director: Giulia Ottaviano
DOP: Line Kühl
Sound: Giacomo Vitiello
Edit: Geza Pieruschka
Production: Alpha Container, WDR/ARTE
2021
33 min
ARTE Re: Italien gegen Regenbogenfamilien
Italy's right-wing government is pursuing a policy against rainbow families. Children with two mothers or two fathers do not fit into the conservative family image of Prime Minister Georgia Meloni. They now face discrimination by the state. The right-wing government is defending the traditional Catholic family at the expense of minorities.
Director: Giulia Ottaviano
DOP: Line Kühl
Sound: Oliver Nies
Edit: Geza Pieruschka
Production: Alpha Container, WDR/ARTE
2024
30 min
ARTE Re: Das gefährliche Geschäft der Trüffeljäger
The white truffle from Alba is probably the greatest treasure in the forests of Piedmont. However, skyrocketing prices and the persistent drought in northern Italy have intensified competition among truffle hunters. Time and again, truffle dogs are poisoned...
Director: Giulia Ottaviano
DOP: Line Kühl
Sound: Oliver Nies
Edit: Geza Pieruschka
Production: Alpha Container, WDR/ARTE
2023
30 min
ARTE Re: Bootsraser im Visier
Serious boating accidents occur time and again on Europe’s waters. But after a fatal collision on Lake Garda in the summer of 2021, the Italian police is now taking action...
Director: Giulia Ottaviano / Denise Dismer
DOP: Line Kühl
Sound: Oliver Nies
Edit: Jakob Kastner
Production: Spiegel TV / ZDF / ARTE
2024
31 min
ARTE Re: Die Driller Queens von Berlin
A woman with a drill challenges gender stereotypes in Berlin.
Director: Giulia Ottaviano
DOP: Line Kühl / Moritz Bauer
Sound: Tom DeLarge
Edit: Geza Pieruschka
Production: Alpha Container Pictures, WDR/ARTE
2022
32 min
“So isst Europa!” - ARD
12 episodes X 4:30
Food Stories in Italy and Malta for ARD
Author/Director: Giulia Ottaviano
Production: Alpha Container Pictures / ARD
DoP: Line Kühl
Edit: Geza Pieruschka
Sound: Oliver Nies / Giacomo Vitiello
“So isst Sizilien!” - ARD Mediathek
1 episode 20’
2025
