Broca

Broca is a documentary film directed by Poppi Fella Pellegrino.

Using poetry, interviews with psychologists and survivors, and corporeal imagery, Broca is an experimental documentary hybrid that explores how the mind-body connection is altered after trauma. The Broca’s Area in the brain is involved primarily in speech production. During a traumatic event or when trying to recall a traumatic event, this area shuts down. This makes it harder for a survivor to talk about what’s happened. Our project is an experimental documentary hybrid that offers a platform for survivors to tell their stories both verbally and non-verbally.

Cast

Tarneem Allati

Model 1

Scrim

Model 2

Amelia Tessa

Amelia Tessa

Hannah Bennett

Narrator

Marco Ciardullo

Model 3

Lindsay Wetmore

Interviewee

Leo Woolley

Interviewee

Gabriel Guilbeault

Interviewee