Siticulosa

Continuing her meticulous, image-led investigations of contested landscapes, and the events and people that make them, Maeve Brennan explores archaeological treasures in Puglia. UK 1999. Director Desmond Bell. 55min. Digital Total running time 135min. The stunning Siticulosa probes questions around territory, value and the global trade in illicit antiquities. Brennan’s camera journeys through the parched Italian landscape while a biodynamic farmer, art historian and forensic archaeologist discuss the issues central to the film. Art critic Isobel Harbison shows Hard Road to Klondike, about an early 20th century migrant Irish labourer, in response to Brennan’s work.