“Sharing minds”: a mini docuseries for an open science in an open world

We made a three-episode docuseries called “Sharing Minds” to show the backstage of the geodynamic research behind risk management. Through contemporary cinematographic language, in collaboration with a professional director, we showed the craft of the research, both analogue and digital, done by walking and modeling at the same time, connecting past and future. Our goal was to introduce a young adult audience to STEM disciplines and the essential role of a science without barriers. We wanted to underline the choral adventure of a transnational and transgenerational way of doing research on the earth’s dynamics. Overall our goal was to make the general public more aware of our shared vulnerability as deeply earthly beings through artistic expression. The first two episodes are set in two special locations of Italian geology: Etna and the Emilia Romagna area affected by the 2018 earthquake; the third is set at the Experimental Tectonics Laboratory of the University of Roma Tre. Lights, shadows, landscapes, music and interviews style were made to inspire new generations and serve as a powerful tool for cognitive learning to reignite the sense of beauty and shared responsibility for our planet.

“Sharing minds” was produced to promote Transnational Access as part of the MEET project (Monitoring Earth's Evolution and Tectonics), funded by PNRR, the Next Generation EU plan of the European Union and the Italian Ministry for University and Research, coordinated by Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). 

The docuseries is on Youtube: SHARING MINDS_Ep1 - Sampling rocks; Ep2- Liquèfaction; Ep3- Experimental Tectonics