Franco Sacchi

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Franco Sacchi
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OccupationsDirector, producer, editor, cinematographer, video journalist
Years active2002–present
Website http://www.francosacchi.com

Franco Sacchi is an Italian filmmaker and editor. [1] He is most notable as the director of critically acclaimed films This Is Nollywood , American Eunuchs and Waiting for Armageddon . [2] [3]

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Personal life

He was born Zambia and raised in Italy. [4]

Career

In 2003, he made his first documentary American Eunuchs . The film was screened at and made the official selection at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). In 2005, he made his direction This Is Nollywood , a documentary about the Nigerian film industry. [5] The film later won Audience Award at the Abuja International Film Festival. With the success of the film, Franco co-directed and filmed Waiting for Armageddon , which was released on 2010. [6]

Besides directing films, he served as a senior instructor at Avid technology from 1996 to 2002. [6]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2002Hunting in AmericaEditorShort film
2002Easy ListeningPost-production coordinatorTV movie documentary
2003 American Eunuchs Director, editor, cinematographer, producerDocumentary feature
2003 The Letter: An American Town and the 'Somali Invasion'EditorDocumentary
2004The Pursuit of PleasureEditorDocumentary
2004L'assassinio di via BelpoggioActor: Railway Station CopShort film
2005 This Is Nollywood Director, editor, cinematographer, producerDocumentary feature
2006Plastic DisastersDigital post-productionTV movie documentary
2010 Waiting for Armageddon Director, editor, cinematographer, producer, production coordinatorDocumentary feature
2009It's a Young Country: Turkey and AkbankDirector, editor, cinematographerDocumentary short
2010Stonewall UprisingTechnical advisorDocumentary
2010Paths of Hope: Livelihoods in Three Caribbean Communities of Costa RicaDirector, editor, cinematographerDocumentary short
2010A Tiny SparkDirector, editor, cinematographer, producerVideo documentary short
2011American ExperienceTechnical advisorTV series documentary
2014The Covenant with America's Wounded WarriorsDirector, editor, cinematographerDocumentary short
2017In My Mother's HouseEditorDocumentary

See also

References

  1. "Franco Sacchi Filmmaker". ted. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. "Franco Sacchi". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. "Franco Sacchi: PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, CINEMATOGRAPHER". MUBI. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. "Franco Sacchi: Cambridge, MA, USA". vimeo. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. "Franco Sacchi: A tour of Nollywood, Nigeria's booming film industry". ted2srt. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. 1 2 "About Franco Sacchi". Franco Sacchi official website. Retrieved 30 October 2020.