VOICES OF A BORDER - The path to a shared identity

A journey through cinema, photography and dialogue to explore the identities and stories of the cross-border territory of Gorizia and Nova Gorica through its artistic expressions.

Voci di un Confine – Il percorso di un’identità condivisa is a day dedicated to telling the story of the Gorizia–Nova Gorica territory through cinema and photography.

At 5:30 PM, the event opens with the inauguration of BORDERLANDS, the exhibition by Joakim Kocjancic, which brings together images and stories of people, identities and places connected to life along the border between the two cities.

The evening in the theatre begins at 8:45 PM with introductions to the project, created to explore the voices, identities and memories of the two communities in the year of GO!2025 Nova Gorica – Gorizia European Capital of Culture. At 9:15 PM the screening of two films is scheduled:

• WALL OF FAME, dedicated to street art as a language capable of transforming urban space and creating bridges between the two cities;

• FUTURI INTRECCI, directed by Cristian Natoli, which through the art of Gorizian lace tells the story of an ancient craft, its bond with the territory and its transmission to younger generations. 

At 9:50 PM the round table “Art and culture tell the story of a territory” begins, with contributions from:

• Luca Di Vito, Cultural Affairs Officer, Unit for the Adriatic and the Balkans, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

• Giulio Selvazzo, Project Manager Borderless Wireless GO!2025 & ECoC’s Intellectual Property Manager GO!2025 Nova Gorica – Gorizia

• Cristian Natoli, director

• Joakim Kocjancic, photographer 

The day concludes at 10:30 PM with an excerpt from the documentary PORTRAITS OF A BORDER, which follows Kocjancic through encounters and images exploring photography and the idea of identity in places shaped by borders and in the cross-border territory of Gorizia–Nova Gorica.