Photo by Alfredo D'Amato
Ferruccio is an Italian filmmaker based in Bergen, Norway. After the graduation in Cinematography from the University of Udine he started working on social and anthropological documentaries, with a special interest on migrations. He has produced documentaries in remote areas of Romania, South African townships, along the border between Italy and Slovenia, Sardinia and Norway, showcased at international film festivals. He has collaborated with various teams at the United Nations (UNHCR) and produced numerous short documentaries about refugees in the Mediterranean Sea and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine. In addition to documentary, he also directs music videos for Norwegian artists. Currently, he works at Medielab, the Division of Academic Development of Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, producing documentaries and educational content.
documentary
OCEAN PORTRAIT
33 MIN NORWAY 2023
On an island near Bergen (Norway), four-year-old children participate in a research and art project carried out in kindergartens of the region. Through the exploration, the children had sensory, poetic, artistic, geographical and natural science experiences. The researchers studied the children's emergent understanding and experiences of the local coastal landscape and the biological diversity at the site
METEMBIOSI
17 MIN ITALY 2018
An intimate portrait of the Italian artist Roberto Kusterle. Original music by Gavino Murgia
SU DONU
29 MIN ITALY 2022
Inspired by an event that happened to me many years ago, I immersed myself in the traditional Sardinian medicine. After years of research and filming, the protagonist changed his mind and did not allow me to publish images of him. Therefore this work has become the report of that experience
ENJOY THE RIDE
19 MIN ITALY 2017
The rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean sea during the Mare Nostrum mission in 2014
SUBMERSIONS
10 MIN ITALY 2019
Hundred-year-old 9,5mm footage from the Sardinian film library "Cineteca Umanitaria". From the collective project Sardinian Alphabet
MY PRIVATE ZOO
65 MIN ITALY/SOUTH AFRICA 2012
About post apartheid condition in the South African townships. Co-directed by Gianni Sirch
HOLIDAYS OF FLOWERS AND TREES
NDEBELE, PATTERNS OF IDENTITY
14 MIN ITALY/SOUTH AFRICA 2009
Wall paintings by Ndebele people from South Africa. With David Goldblatt. Co-directed by Gianni Sirch
18 MIN ITALY/ROMANIA 2008
Orthodox Easter in the remote area of Maramures in Romania. Co-directed by Roberto Kusterle
music video
VI FINNES BY WHISPERING VOID
5 MIN NORWAY 2024
LOS BY LINDY-FAY HELLA & DEI FARNE
FURNAS BY LINDY-FAY HELLA & DEI FARNE
3 MIN NORWAY 2024
WHISPER BY LINDY-FAY HELLA & DEI FARNE
3 MIN NORWAY 2023
5 MIN NORWAY 2021
shortfilms with Roberto Kusterle
THE LAST NIGHT
4 MIN ITALY 2009
STABAT MATER
4 MIN ITALY 2008
DANCING WATER
4 MIN ITALY 2008
HOMAGE SV. ELIZABETI TURINGIJSKI
4 MIN ITALY 2007
Roberto Kusterle is a self-taught photographer and artist. He has been active in the field of visual art since the 1970s, initially taking up painting and installation work. In the late 1980s, he became interested in photography, which soon became the main medium for his artistic expression.
www.robertokusterle.it
My collaboration with Roberto took place from 2007 to 2009, producing four short film for art galleries and the award-winning documentary Holidays of Flowers and Trees