In Vittorio De Seta’s short documentaries from 1954-1959, he always turns his participating gaze to a reality threatened by "development without progress," giving us a precious testimony of rites, customs and knowledge that have now disappeared. And he does so without neglecting the beauty of the shots, the technical innovations and the legacy of the cinema before his.

The Time of the Swordfish (1954)

Islands of Fire (1954)

Sulphur Mine (1955)

Golden Parable (1955)

Pasqua in Sicilia (1956)

Sea Peasants (1956)

Fishing Boats (1958)

The Shepherds from Orgosolo (1958)

A Day in Barbagia (1958)

The Forgotten Ones (1959)