Multi-Screening: Italy in Bocca: The world rarest, funkiest cookbooks, The Heartbeat of life

The Heartbeat of life

Francesco, a Sicilian artisan drum maker, is following his dreams by making goatskin tambourines. The goat feeds on the earth, Francesco says, and returns to the earth in a new form; the drum. When Francesco creates an instrument, a true ritual is taking place, because he is giving back a voice to something that lived, died and then returns to life. He looks at the goats as children, all with different personalities. They must scatter. They need to go far away because they must learn to be on their own. Our lives vibrate to a primordial rhythm even before we have ears in the mother’s womb, that’s how we all are connected with the drum.Peppe, a percussionist and traditional music researcher, was first introduced to drums at age 10. His grandmother had drums hanging on the walls in her house. She would regularly take them down and start banging them with a technique all her own.. Today, he teaches the Sicilian tambourine because he believes it to truly be an identity factor of Sicily, particularly Southern Italy . According to methods of the Sicilian Greek philosopher Empedocles, Peppe continues that method playing onomatopoeic sounds taking his cues from the ancient Sicilian dialect. His mission is to keep alive the link between these almost lost worlds.

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Italy in Bocca: The world rarest, funkiest cookbooks

20 rare cookbooks, 4 wild dishes, 2 best friends, 1 good thing to come out of the pandemic.

Shot in one day just before quarantine, two friends use a series of rare Italian cookbooks to take a virtual trip to 4 fantastic regions of Italy without leaving their kitchen.

"Sourcing the absolute best ingredients from authentic Italian markets was the key," says filmmaker Roberto Serrini, "these places are NYC institutions and for those in the know are better then any high priced specialty market."

"We're all scared, confused and a bit pissed off right now," says other cohost Peter Boggia, "but these books and a little imagination let us travel even when it's not physically possible."

This short documentary is the first of a 20 part series that celebrity chefs and food personalities have been extremely excited about, lending their voice and praise. "It's a fantastic concept," says Adam Richman of Man vs. Food, "and the fact that you're doing it to help Italy recover [from the pandemic] is amazing". 

"Hopefully this will scratch a travel itch for some people," says Roberto Serrini optimistically, "for those that love culture and travel, this time is particularly hard, but, with a little ingenuity, and some pasta, you can still take a trip, even if it is only, in bocca."