Arianna Pagani
Filmmaker and video journalist

For over a decade, Arianna has been documenting civil society, humanitarian crises and armed conflicts. She has worked in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia, Turkey, the Western Balkans and Italy.

She filmed the documentary “Iraq: Youth on the Front Line” (Arte, 2019) which chronicles the 2019 mobilization of Iraqi youth. She also co-directed two web documentaries: “Iraq: Women Out of Darkness” and “Iraq Without Water” and documentaries, “La Terra mi tiene” (“The Earth holds me”, Fada Collective, 2022).

She is fascinated by the possibilities offered by multimedia tools and she is always looking for innovative paths in journalism and storytelling. She has worked as a mentor and as a trainer, developing innovative educational projects for students and marginalized communities, with NGOs and universities.