Why I'd only shoot on film (or with an iPhone) Every executive producer would hate me. Higher costs, higher risks, zero guarantees. And yet today, if I had to choose, I'd only shoot on film. Not for nostalgia. Not for the look. Not to play the vintage filmmaker. Film brings imperfection. It brings the unexpected. It forces you to limit your takes, to know what you want before you turn the camera on. It demands a clear, strong vision, because you can't afford to be vague. At a time when...

One Battle After Another "One battle after another" — I kept telling myself this throughout the year as a reminder: this work has never been easy. It's always been a battle. Creative work is changing shape. At a time when everyone's looking for ways to stand out, bringing narrative depth to a brand brief makes the difference in a complex, saturated landscape. So I stopped waiting for the phone to ring to shoot. I structured something I was already doing informally: working with brands and...

I met Virgilio Villoresi in Milan. We spent two hours talking about stop motion, 16mm film, optical effects. About making handmade cinema in a world racing towards AI. He's the latest filmmaker I interviewed for Cinema Club, my column for Perimetro exploring independent, auteur cinema. It's my way of building a network of people to exchange ideas with and grow as an author. Over the past year and a half, I've spoken with Carlo Sironi, Tommaso Santambrogio, Giacomo Abbruzzese, Beniamino...