Silent Spring
Silent Spring realized by Michele Borzoni and Rocco Rorandelli, investigates environmental activism across Italy, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, France, Switzerland, and Austria. The project exposes the escalating conflict between activists and Western governments, driven by neoliberal agendas that treat the environment as a mere commodity to exploit. Meanwhile, younger generations, particularly those just entering adulthood, are rising up, finding in the fight to defend the planet a new and urgent ground for expression, a way to channel their frustrations with a system that has failed them. The project documents the resurgence of radical collective action.
Abandoned by the political class and betrayed by corporate greed, these young activists reclaim streets and public spaces through direct, disruptive action. Silent Spring shows how these movements—rooted in non-violence, civil disobedience, and a drive for survival—challenge the very foundations of capitalist exploitation. No longer asking for change, activists are demanding a complete overhaul of a system that sacrifices the planet for profit. They block highways, occupy corporate offices, and embrace anti-consumerist, sustainable lifestyles to dismantle the structures fueling the climate crisis.
This project sheds light on the growing conflict between a system desperately clinging to power and the rising tide of youth resistance that refuses to accept its devastating grip on the planet. For these young activists, environmental defense has become a powerful means of reclaiming both their future and their voice.
