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The Festival was born to be naturally connected to the territory

With the patronage of the Sicilian Region - Department of Cultural Heritage and Sicilian Identity

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From the beginning it was included among the projects for the enhancement of Bonagia's heritage which led, in 2019, to the opening of the museum located inside the Torre della Tonnara. One of the most evocative places in Sicily ancient, not only inspired its name, but became the stage for the first edition of the Muciara Short Film Festival. The festival, however, has a soul, breathes and moves: Custonaci (TP) is therefore the new theater where the second edition of the festival will take place.

Muciara

The term muciara derives from the Arabic name «mucir » which indicates the smallest boat of the Tonnara, which was used by the Rais (team leader) to move from one point to another in the trap.

The muciare of the Sicilian tuna fisheries represent finds industrial archeology. After being abandoned for years, many associations have sprung up in recent years with the aim of restructuring and recovering them together with the architectures that host them. deal with the enhancement of the territory.

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