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WE'VE WORKED SO MUCH

WE'VE WORKED SO MUCH

ABBIAMO LAVORATO TANTO

Short, Experimental, dance, visual poetry, experimental

Italy

2025

Runtime, min

10

In a deserted factory, the bodies of concrete mixers come to life through the unexpected resonance of singing voices. Sound and touch reawaken the metal, uncovering buried stories of motherhood—where the told part is not a neutral space. The notion of labor is redefined through these colossal metallic bodies of resonance—concrete mixers treated as productive organs, sites of a life’s work. Human and non-human bodies alike are approached as generative sites, entangled in a shared choreography of effort, memory, and transformation. Through a visual poem of words, dance and matters, the colossal forms of the cement mixers become transformative spaces—thresholds between the materiality of metal and the carnal presence of the dancing body.
Teodora Grano

Directors:

Teodora Grano

Bruno Leggieri

Directors:

Bruno Leggieri

Film Reel
Film Reel
Film Reel

Selections and Awards:

MOVING BODY FESTIVAL VARNA October 25, 2025 Official Selection International Video Dance Bulgaria .MOV FESTIVAL ROMA September 18, 2025 Official Selection Intenational Video Dance Italy Fuori Formato Festival - Stories We Dance Genova July 2, 2025 Official Selection Laboratorio Italia Italy

REVIEWS:

A striking film! A complex and heavy story. But how unusually it is revealed!!! It is the first time I have encountered this — through images, music, rare phrases, and movement, the life and state of women of a whole era is conveyed and revealed in just 10 minutes. Thank you!

Live Screenings Attendee

Very intense and a bit confusing. I liked the visuals of the factory, but the poetry was a bit too abstract for me to follow completely. It felt more like an art installation you would see in a museum than a movie. Interesting, but you need to be in the right mood for it.

Grace Lavoie

I have never seen industrial machinery used like this before. The directors treat the concrete mixers not as props, but as characters productive organs, as the description says. The sound design is incredible; the resonance of the metal feels ancient. It’s a challenging watch, very abstract, but if you let yourself sink into the atmosphere, it’s rewarding.

Helen UFM Media

Potente. The contrast between the cold, hard concrete mixers and the warm, vulnerable human voice is devastating. Hearing the line 'my mother didn't want to become a mother... a rage with no name' while watching these massive machines turn felt like a physical blow. It reimagines the female body as a factory in a way that is both terrifying and beautiful. A masterpiece of visual poetry.

Sophia Wilson

A visceral experience. The text is very heavy (the transplant of her story within me like an organ) and the dance matches that weight perfectly. It’s not a fun film, but it is deeply affecting. The lighting in the factory creates a cathedral-like atmosphere. It felt like a ritual to release generational trauma.

Alice Baranowsky

Brilliant!! The way it connects the labor of work with the labor of childbirth is so smart. We often talk about bodies as machines, but this film reverses it and makes the machines feel human and tired (a colder fatigue). It is a haunting exploration of what we inherit from our mothers, not just love, but rage and work too.

Leon Bokhari

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