Jump to content

Franco Sacchi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Franco Sacchi
Born
NationalityItalian
Zambian
Occupation(s)Director, producer, editor, cinematographer, video journalist
Years active2002–present
Websitehttp://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]

Personal life

[edit]

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

Career

[edit]

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

[edit]
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

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  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. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b "About Franco Sacchi". Franco Sacchi official website. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
[edit]