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On the island of Lipari, in the heart of the Aeolian archipelago, the vast white expanse of a disused pumice quarry stands as both a monument and a wound. The White Quarry* explores this extraordinary landscape where geology, memory, and poetry converge. Narrated by geopoet Davide Sapienza, the film weaves together the voices of former workers, local historians, and environmentalists to recall a century of industry and its toll—on the land, and on the people afflicted by silicosis. Through archival images and present-day reflections, the documentary confronts the risk of erasure: of stories, of lives, and of a landscape in flux. As the island looks to the future—with plans for a Geo-Mining Park, a Museum of Memory, or luxury tourism—The White Quarry asks a vital question: can we transform a legacy of exploitation into a vision of
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