The “Fire of the Sacred Heart of Jesus” is a tradition in Alto Adige dating back to 1796. The traditional bonfires are lit every year in June, after the Feast of Corpus Christi. The custom originated in an initiative by the Abbot of Stams, one of the most prominent local figures of the time, appealing for divine intervention following the news that Napoleon’s troops were marching towards Tyrol from Milan.
Language: Italian
Director
Irene Dorigotti
Born in Rovereto. Lives and works in Turin. An artist and filmmaker, she studied Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology at the Universities of Bologna and Turin. In addition to her studies, she carried out research periods in Sweden, Australia, Rwanda, Kossovo and Vietnam. She graduated in "Storytelling techniques'' at the Holden School in Turin. In 2017 she won the Solinas Prize.
Gallery
Trento Film Map