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I was born and raised in Milan, Italy.

 

Woody Allen, Stanley Kubrick, and Alfred Hitchcock are the directors who have always inspired me, alongside the Italians Nanni Moretti, Dario Argento and Paolo Virzì. Growing up, I used to read Fedor Dostoevskij, Michel Houellebecq, Alberto Moravia among others.

 

I started my career in high school, thanks to Michele Santoro who made me a recurring guest on his prime time talk shows. Later on I moved to Mediaset where I joined the crew of Antonio Ricci. I was a featured writer for Striscia La Notizia and his multiple spin-offs for a decade.

 

In addition to graffiti, MMA, and Opera, movies have always been my passion. In 2012, to pursue a career in filmmaking I moved to New York where, in 2014, I graduated in directing. There I met director Amos Poe, the legend of independent American cinema: with him, I wrote my thesis short film Frankie that was nominated for the prestigious Nastro d'Argento in 2016.

 

Since 2017, I have been writing and directing every videos of Gli Estremi Rimedi, an Italian web-series I created with Daniele Balestrino. To date, on Facebook, we have more than 50 million views and in December 2019 we won as "Best Italian web series" at the Digital Media Fest in Rome. 

 

I am also the author of two documentaries for Sky Arte, both presented by Federico Buffa: Graffiti in New York (2015) and Ettore Majorana - L'uomo del Futuro (2018).

 

For years I have been writing satirical articles and special reports for international media outlets.  In 2016 I won the top Italian web award - the infamous Macchianera Internet Award- for best article of the year for my piece La vignetta di Charlie Hebdo spiegata a mia madre.

 

 

In May, 2021, I published my first novel, Il veleno nella coda for Laurana Editore. It was ranked seventh in the weekly chart of “Robinson”, a distinguished Italian cultural magazine. 

My top 10 movies of all time (in random order) :

 

Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick - 1976

 

A Clockwork Orange, Stanley Kubrick - 1972

 

Rocky, John G. Avildsen - 1976

 

Manhattan, Woody Allen - 1979

 

Annie Hall, Woody Allen - 1977

 

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Milos Foreman - 1975

 

Eyes wide shut, Stanley Kubrick - 1999

 

The Godfather, Francis Ford Coppola - 1972 

 

Carlito's way, Brian De Palma - 1993

 

Rashomon, Akira Kurosawa - 1950

My top 10 TV Shows (in random order) :

 

Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan - 2008/2013

 

True Detective (season 1), Nic Pizzolatto - 2014

 

Rick and Morty, Justin Roiland & Dan Harmon - 2013/present

 

Curb your Enthusiasm, Larry David - 2000/2011

 

The Wire, David Simon - 2002/2008

 

Madmen, Matthew Weiner - 2007/2015

 

Louie, Louis C.K. - 2010/present

 

BoJack Horseman, Raphael Bob-Waksberg - 2014/present

 

Deadwood, David Milch - 2004/2006

 

The Sopranos, David Chase - 1999/2007

My top 10 books (in random order) :

 

Crime and Punishment – Fedor Dostoevskij

 

Whatever– Michel Houellebecq

 

The Case of Mr Crump – Ludwig Lewisohn

 

The Empty Canvas – Alberto Moravia

 

Moby Dick – Herman Melville

 

The possibility of an Island - Michel Houellebecq

 

Marcovaldo, or the Seasons in the City – Italo Calvino

 

The Three Musketeers– Alexandre Dumas

 

The Stranger – Albert Camus

 

Demons - Fedor Dostoevskij

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