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Over the years, I have had the opportunity to create short films and feature-length documentaries, all driven by the desire to explore architecture through the lens of cinema.
During this time, I have experimented with diverse approaches, from observational to biographical documentaries which have been distributed across film festivals, cinemas, and television.
BASILICO - L'INFINITO
È LÀ IN FONDO (2023)
DURATION: 62'
a film by: Stefano Santamato
written by:
Beatrice Gardella, Francesco Raganato and Stefano Santamato
Produced by: The Blink Fish
Executive producer:
Matteo Grimaldi
Director of photography: Stefano Etter
Music: Paolo Bragaglia
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Gabriele Basilico's death, the first biographical documentary on the work of this absolute master of architectural and landscape photography.
TRUDO VERTICAL
FOREST (2022)
DURATION: 17'
a film by: Stefano Santamato
Produced by: The Blink Fish
For: Stefano Boeri Architetti
Executive producer: Paolo Soravia
A direct descendant of the iconic Bosco Verticale in Milan, the Trudo Vertical Forest in Eindhoven is the first tower of its family to be designed for Social Housing.
The film tells about the design process that Stefano Boeri Architetti put in place with the idea of making this architectural typology accessible for everyone.The film is a "guide" to the design of Vertical Forests, but it is also a story: that of the young assignees of the apartments, who now inhabit this tower. They are the real protagonists of this inspiring journey.
SALA 5 (2022)
DURATION: 15'
a film by: Stefano Santamato
Produced by: The Blink Fish
For: Stefano Boeri Architetti
Executive producer: Paolo Soravia
Original music: Paolo Bragaglia
SALA 5 is an immersion into Milan's Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, one of the oldest and most renowned museums in the world. The film crosses the threshold of its entrance to discover a valuable and unique work of art: the "Raphael Cartoon" an immense preparatory drawing for The School of Athens, a fresco created by Raphael Sanzio for the Signatura Room of the Vatican Palaces.
TROIANE (2020)
DURATION: 16'
a film by: Stefano Santamato
Produced by: The Blink Fish
for: Stefano Boeri Architetti
Executive producer: Paolo Soravia
Editing: Benedetta Marchiori
Camera Operators: Stefano Santmato,
Stefano Etter, Paolo Formenti
Sound Design: OperaMusic, Vittorio Giampietro
Music: Vasiliki Anastasiou
Color Grading: Giulio Rosso Chioso
Producer: Audrey Gouband
The film tells the poignant story that lies behind the scenography of The Trojan Women, by Euripides, staged at Syracuse Greek Theater Festival, in Sicily,southern Italy, in summer 2019. The famous Greek tragedy tells the aftermath of the defeat of Troy, when women were assigned as slaves to the winners and the city was set on fire.
Architect and scenographer Stefano Boeri found inspiration to depict that ravaged scenery in the images of the so-called "Vaia Storm", one of the nowadays sadly common extraordinary climate events.
FALCO (2018)
DURATION: 18'
a film by: Stefano Santamato,
Andrea Silenzi, Paolo Formenti
Falco" is an observational documentary i made during my studies in filmmaking at the CFP Bauer of Milan.
"City Life" is a brand new district of Milan's city center and it's one of the richest area of the city. "City Life" is also known for being one of Europe's "safest neighborhoods", thank to the surprising amount of agents of private security services, that monitor both private and public spaces 24h/24.
This film is an attempt to look at the public space through the eyes of a City Life's cop.
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