Franco Sacchi | |
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| Occupations | Director, producer, editor, cinematographer, video journalist |
| Years active | 2002–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]
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]
| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hunting in America | Editor | Short film | |
| 2002 | Easy Listening | Post-production coordinator | TV movie documentary | |
| 2003 | American Eunuchs | Director, editor, cinematographer, producer | Documentary feature | |
| 2003 | The Letter: An American Town and the 'Somali Invasion' | Editor | Documentary | |
| 2004 | The Pursuit of Pleasure | Editor | Documentary | |
| 2004 | L'assassinio di via Belpoggio | Actor: Railway Station Cop | Short film | |
| 2005 | This Is Nollywood | Director, editor, cinematographer, producer | Documentary feature | |
| 2006 | Plastic Disasters | Digital post-production | TV movie documentary | |
| 2010 | Waiting for Armageddon | Director, editor, cinematographer, producer, production coordinator | Documentary feature | |
| 2009 | It's a Young Country: Turkey and Akbank | Director, editor, cinematographer | Documentary short | |
| 2010 | Stonewall Uprising | Technical advisor | Documentary | |
| 2010 | Paths of Hope: Livelihoods in Three Caribbean Communities of Costa Rica | Director, editor, cinematographer | Documentary short | |
| 2010 | A Tiny Spark | Director, editor, cinematographer, producer | Video documentary short | |
| 2011 | American Experience | Technical advisor | TV series documentary | |
| 2014 | The Covenant with America's Wounded Warriors | Director, editor, cinematographer | Documentary short | |
| 2017 | In My Mother's House | Editor | Documentary |