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]
Franco Sacchi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Zambia |
| Nationality | Italian Zambian |
| Occupation | Director, producer, editor, cinematographer, video journalist |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | http://www.francosacchi.com |
He was born Zambia and raised in Italy.[4]
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 |