SELECTION OF PROJECTS
Mozart: Genius for Hire (DOC) – sky uk
2025
prod. SKY UK_Section52 / one off / 60′
This documentary explores Mozart’s bold move from court musician to Vienna’s first freelancer, revealing his fight for creative independence and financial security. With insights from John Suchet OBE, Annilese Miskimmon, and Professor Simon Keefe, and readings by Matthew Broome and David Harewood, it features performances by Danielle De Niese, Gil Shaham with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and pianist Cyrill Ibrahim.
Srebrenica tapes (DOC) – bbc
2025
prod. Docdays-RBB-BBC / feature / 90′
A woman ventures back to Srebrenica, her birthplace, in search of answers. Her father, who perished in the war, had sent her VHS tapes capturing life in Srebrenica before the massacre. This emotional journey sheds light on personal loss, historical memory, and the enduring impact of war. Diagonale Graz 2025, Movies that matter Den Hague 2025. Awarded Visoni dal Mondo Milano 2025.
Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction (DOC) – sky uk
2024
prod. SKY UK_Section52 / one off / 60′
Actor David Harewood explores the mysterious and evocative worlds created by Charles Dickens. Through engaging readings and archival materials, audiences are transported into the eerie atmospheres of his works, discovering the ghosts and supernatural elements that populate Dickens’s stories and captivated the Victorian imagination.
Dickens in italy (DOC Series) – sky uk
2024
prod. SKY UK_Ballandi / Series / 2×50′
Actor and writer David Harewood fronts brand new, two-part series, Dickens in Italy with David Harewood (w/t), as he follows in the footsteps of one of the world’s most famous writers and his little-known journey through Italy’s most beautiful cities.
Pompeii: the new dig (DOC series) – bbc
2023-2024
prod. BBC / series / 3x 59’
At Pompeii, Italian archaeologists complete the biggest dig in a generation, where they strike gold and luxury in one of Pompeii’s richest homes.
Quinta dimensione (DOC series) – rai
2023
prod. Ballandi Arts – RAI / TV Series / 45′ / Series 2022-2023
Hosted by Barbara Gallavotti and aired in prime time on Rai 3, viewers are immersed in the world of scientific and technological innovation. Through thought-provoking episodes, the show explores cutting-edge research and brings the audience closer to the forefront of scientific advancements. By shedding light on the origins, evolution, and future impact of these innovations, the program equips viewers with valuable insights and tools to understand the ever-changing landscape of scientific discovery.
THE DEAL (DOC) – Docdays, ARTE
2022
prod. Docdays-Arte / feature / 90′
A fact-finding film about investigators, victims and members of the Nigerian mafia in Europe. Thanks to exclusive access to secretly recorded conversations and witness statements, the film exposes the structure of this growing network. CPH:DOX, Denmark 2022 (F:ACT AWARD), DokuFest, Kosovo 2022, Film Fest, Frauenwelten, Germany 2022, Warsaw International Film Festival, Poland 2022
LA CURA – RUN film (fiction) – raicinema
2022
director: Francesco Patierno / prod: Run Film / 90′
A hybrid-narrative production. The film is set in Naples in the days of the lockdown for Covid-19. Based on “The Plague”,a novel by Albert Camus. International Rome Film Festival – competition.
African catwalk (doc), rai doc3 2019
role: director and cinematographer / prod: Todos Contentos – Rai / 54′
African Catwalk leads us through the intricacies of South Africa, of its society, its contradictions and its boundless energy through the revealing lens of fashion. The South Africa Fashion week, set in Johannesburg and one of the most prominent fashion events in the African continent, is the chosen backdrop to showcase this complex and heterogenous world
THE spirits I called (doc), wdr 2019
director: Chiara Sambuchi / prod: TV Plus – WDR – Manitese / 60′
Through an intimate observation of the three protagonists’ daily life, in three symbolic places of a global production, “Spirits I’ve called” describes the impact of the mining and steel industry on the fragile natural balances and on the health of people living close to the production sites. Innsbruck Nature Film Festival – Selection 2020
Athens blues (doc), Rai doc3 2018
author: Massimo Bongiorno / prod: Todos Contentos – StandByMe – Rai / 48′
Athens Blues takes us through the cultural heart of the Greek metropolis. We will get to know the politicians, the artists, the outcasts and the migrants that, day though day, have been facing social experiments, hard sacrifices and a political revolution. Because what Greece has gone through isn’t just an economic crisis, but rather the entire cultural model of the Modern Western World breaking up. Crisis, which comes from Greek, literally means to stop, hold and think. And that’s exactly what Greece has done: trying to understand which path to take
sette meraviglie (doc series), sky arte season 2017-18
prod: Ballandi – SKY / series – 2 ep. 50’
a Sky original doc series that leads to the discovery of seven great Italian monuments, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, with state of art shooting techniques
regards (doc series) – ARTE season 2017-2024
Series – 10 ep. 30′
The ARTE doc vertical series about stories of the contemporary Europe, character driven.
“European stories – Discover Europe in all its diversity of viewpoints”
lost children (doc), arte 2017
Director: Chiara Sambuchi / prod: Lavafilm, Arte, SRF / 52′
Aged between nine and sixteen. They come to Europe from the middle East and Africa, on the move across our continent, alone. Prix Europa 2017 Best documentary – Nomination / Enfance Majuscule Le Prix Media – Honorable Mention / FIGRA – Official selection / Sguardi Altrove – Official selection
login (doc), sturtupitalia!, rai cultura 2016
director: Riccardo Luna / prod: RaiCultura, StartupItalia! / 58′
A journey at the dawn of the web. 30th April 1986. A signal was sent from a CNR center in Pisa to the United States satellite station, passing through the Fucino antennas. It was a four-letter message and took less than a second to bounce from Italy to the US across the globe. From that moment everything changed.
Selam palace (doc), WDR 2014
director: Chiara Sambuchi / prod: Lavafilm, WDR / 52′
The “Palazzo Selam” in Rome, a concrete block, is home to over a thousand African refugees, isolated from the outside world. Muna, a 26-year-old Somali aspiring actress, and Ali, a 32-year-old political refugee from Sudan, both find themselves struggling amidst the arrival of new refugees. Originally seen as a temporary residence, the Palazzo becomes an unexpected obstacle for their dreams and aspirations.
