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To be told

1 min read • Updated Feb 24, 2026

To be told is a documentary film directed by Lorenzo Ciacciavicca, born from a Grundtvig Workshop residency held in Florence (16–24 March 2012). The project brought together twenty citizens from minority groups across the European Union to share narratives and creative expressions — stories and cultural assets at risk of disappearing — translating them into drama, dance, photo, video, and written form.

J3ZZ participated as an artist in the residency itself, and took on the full audio responsibilities for the documentary: composer, performer, producer, sound designer, and sound editor.

Conceived and coordinated by Pietro Gaglianò, the project was managed by Marina Bistolfi at Associazione Fabbrica Europa and supported by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme (Grundtvig).

Twenty citizens from across the EU — witnesses of stories and cultural assets at risk of disappearing — gathered for a ten-day workshop in Florence to narrate and share their stories, translating them into drama, dance, photography, video, and writing. J3ZZ was one of the twenty participants.

Beyond his role as a residency artist, J3ZZ handled the entire audio dimension of the resulting documentary: composition, performance, production, sound design, and sound editing.

Project Timeline:

  • March 16–24, 2012 — Grundtvig Workshop residency, Florence (venue: Exfila connessioni metropolitane, Arci Firenze)
  • Documentary film produced following the residency

Residency Participants included: Marina Arienzale, Pamela Barberi, Simon Bradley, Sarah Bulang, Eleftherios Galanis, Greta Grendaite, Katalin Heiszer, Iveta Kudrjavceva, J3ZZ, Tonka Malekovic, Lucie Micikova, Mihaela Mihai, Süleyman Özar, Evangelia Papaloi, Olga Pavlenko, Kalin Serapionov, Ieva Studente, Mine Tapinç, Guy Woueté, Virginia Zanetti

Released on March 16, 2012
Location Florence, Italy
Role composer, performer, producer, sound designer, sound editor (+ residency participant)
Collaborators Lorenzo Ciacciavicca (director), Marina Bistolfi (project coordination), Pietro Gaglianò (project conception), Rafael Ugarteche (audio mixing)
Credits Director: Lorenzo Ciacciavicca Composer / Performer / Producer / Sound Design / Sound Editing: J3ZZ (J3ZZ) Audio mixing: Rafael Ugarteche Project conception: Pietro Gaglianò Project coordination: Marina Bistolfi (Associazione Fabbrica Europa) Coaches: Emanuela Baldi, Caterina Poggesi Technical support: Vanni Bartolini Assistant: Francesca Biagini
Residency Grundtvig Workshop — Florence, 16–24 March 2012
Funding EU Lifelong Learning Programme — Grundtvig
Organiser Associazione Fabbrica Europa, Florence
Project Blog tobetoldflorence.tumblr.com
Director Lorenzo Ciacciavicca — Vimeo

Residency & Screenings

2012

DATE
TIME
COUNTRY
CITY
VENUE
TICKETS
DESCRIPTION
Mar 16
Italy
Florence
Exfila connessioni metropolitane (Arci Firenze)Florence, Italy
TO BE TOLD — Ten-day EU Grundtvig Workshop residency bringing together 20 citizens from minority groups across Europe to share stories and cultural assets at risk of disappearing. J3ZZ participated as a residency artist and composed, performed, produced, and designed the sound for the resulting d...
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