HIFFA 2024 Timeframe 1: Prehistory – Antiquity

Alcácer do Sal’s history holds a lot of surprises from Ancient times, A luxuous roman domus begins to be excavated, the wealthy romans built amazing houses, richly decorated. Away from the hustle and bustle of a port city like Alcácer do Sal, were the ideal retreat for the Empire elites. During archeological excavations conducted in…

The documentary, "Quest For Midas"s, covers a day when the Gordion excavation team, led by Professor Dr. Brian Rose, opened the curtains of the ages with the consciousness and enthusiasm of writing history. The documentary also includes the work done in the past, the plans made in the future, and how this path that Brian…

The caves on the islet of Sant'Eufemia, opposite the town of Vieste, hold a thousand-year-old secret: more than 200 rock inscriptions that tell forgotten stories. A precious heritage that from the Roman period to the contemporary age offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of sailors who plied the dangerous waters of the Adriatic. From…

A celtic story. In the time of the Iron Age, a young warrior named Maponos sets out to find a sacred deer. However, he soon realizes that his journey into the dark forest will lead him towards his ultimate fate. Watch this film here from July 9th to 15th 2024 https://vimeo.com/943612709 The Taurini were a Celto-Ligurian tribe dwelling in the upper…

Before the foundation of Trieste, the lands of the Caput Adriae were already inhabited by our ancestors, the population of the castellieri. Hema is a joung girl who lives in the Iron Age in the castelliere of Elleri and like all children of all times she becomes attached to a small animal that she finds…

We follow the traveling salesman Severus on his way along the rivers Enz, Metter and Neckar. Here he visits the ancient cities of Mühlacker, Oberriexingen, Sachsenheim, Bietigheim and Walheim, which are located near today's Stuttgart, and discovers their ancient treasures. A connection between antiquity and modernity is established through various leaps in time. Roman history…