Searching for Sacred Fruit in Italy Italian farmer Michele Cirelli might just grow the most sought-after fruit in the world. He grows citrons, called etrog in Hebrew, a delicate fruit that is an important symbol in the Jewish celebration of Sukkot every autumn. But he doesn’t grow your average citrus fruit. Nestled amid the mountains of Calabria, Italy, Michele’s farm has the perfect climate to grow citron, and his family’s 60-year tradition of growing this special fruit yields perfectly sized, blemish-free etrogs year after year. That’s why Rabbis travel from all over the world to harvest his flawless, sacred citrus fruit. A brief reportage of the event organised for the prestigious-luxury brand made in Italy, ASTER CUCINE, during the Milan's Salone del Mobile 2019. The event was hosted by SIMENS. Commercial reel 2019 realised during this current year, 2019. The Italian publishing system - one of the oldest in the World - and its long history are narrated by the major contemporary publishers of the region. From the suburbs of Donetsk and the separatists camps in Lugansk, to the block posts in Mariupol and Crimea, passing by the still occupied Maidan Square in Kiev, Postcards From Ukraine sheds light on the country’s new generations – their values, their dreams – and the class tensions in the biggest crisis between East and West since the collapse of Soviet Union.
Alberto D.
Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy3 reviews
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- Lighting kit
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About Alberto
I'm an independent producer/DP and film director from Rome available for assignments in Italy and abroad. I am a humanist with a Bachelor degree in Literature and Philosophy and a Master in Cine/TV Production and Management. I work both on feature length documentaries and corporate videos trying always to bring the best in term of content, look and authenticity. Among the networks I work for CNN Great Big Story, Light Reading, FOX, RAI, ARTE, La Repubblica, RTBF and Vimeo. I curate adv videos for corporations such as AVIO, European Space Agency (ESA), ZTE Group, ASTER Spa amongst others. I run my own production company Mimesi'S Culture and I can provide a large range of services from development to production to editing to delivering. DOCUMENTARY FILMOGRAPHY 2018 Radical Landscapes (pre-prod) financed by Women Make Movies (Producer) 2017 Coeurpe (IDFA, Biografilm) doc | 61' | 4K (Associate producer) 2016 Postcards From Ukraine (Molodist IFF, VilnusIFF) doc | 83’ | 4K (Producer) 2016 Nailhouse - One says No! (VeniceIFF) doc | 105’ | 4K (Associate producer) 2016 De Figurant (OostendFF, BeFilmFest) feature film | 93’ | 4K (Co-producer) 2015 Starve Your Dog (TIFF, Berlinale) feature film | 93’ | 4K (Distributor) 2015 Travelator (MontrealFF) feature film | 98’ | 4K (Distributor) 2015 The Sea is Behind (Berlinale, MoMa) feature film | 88’ | 4K (Distributor) 2014 Ourcity (IDFA, MilanoIFF) doc | 83' | HD (Distributor) 2014 A Burning Dream (CinemAbiente, Miami) doc | 62’ | HD (Producer/Distr.) 2013 Aeterna (PesaroIFF, InVideo) animation | 52’ | HD (Co-director) 2012 The Cuban Wives (Vancouver, Havana) doc | 75’ | HD (Producer/Director) 2010 Strade di Casa (RomaFF) doc | 42’ | HDV (Producer/Director/DP)
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Filming Citron/Esrog harvest in Calabria, Italy for Great Big Story
- Documentary DP
- Fixer
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Drone Operator
- Production Assistant
- Line Producer / On-Location
- Production Coordinator / Crewing
- Non-Fiction Film Director
Searching for Sacred Fruit in Italy Italian farmer Michele Cirelli might just grow the most sought-after fruit in the world. He grows citrons, called etrog in Hebrew, a delicate fruit that is an important symbol in the Jewish celebration of Sukkot every autumn. But he doesn’t grow your average citrus fruit. Nestled amid the mountains of Calabria, Italy, Michele’s farm has the perfect climate to grow citron, and his family’s 60-year tradition of growing this special fruit yields perfectly sized, blemish-free etrogs year after year. That’s why Rabbis travel from all over the world to harvest his flawless, sacred citrus fruit.
Produced for Great Big Story on Storyhunter
September 2019
Commercial reel 2019
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - News
- Fixer
- Reporter / Journalist
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Commercial DP
- Drone Operator
Commercial reel 2019 realised during this current year, 2019.
Publishing in my country: Rome
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Commercial DP
- Creative Director
- Production Company
- Drone Operator
- Fixer
- Field Producer
- Production Assistant
- Sound Mixer
- Translator
- Video Editor - News
- Video Editor - Commercial
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Motion Graphics Designer
- Sound Designer
The Italian publishing system - one of the oldest in the World - and its long history are narrated by the major contemporary publishers of the region.
Cuban doctors fight against coronavirus
- Documentary DP
- Fixer
- Translator
- Drone Operator
- Production Assistant
- Line Producer / On-Location
Following Carlos and his colleagues at work we learn about their philosophy: as little as you have, share it with the rest of the world because the whole world needs a piece of solidarity and humanity.
Brazilian football legend filming in Rome, Italy - Saturday 28/9 (date changed)
- Documentary DP
- Fixer
- Sound Mixer
- Commercial DP
- Drone Operator
- Creative Director
- Production Company
- Line Producer / On-Location
Produced for MyHeritage on Storyhunter
September 2019
All Services
Pre-Production
- Creative Director
- Fixer
- Production Company
- Production Coordinator / Crewing
- Translator
Production Support
- Non-Fiction Film Director
- Product Photographer
- Field Producer
- Line Producer / On-Location
- TV News Producer
- Production Assistant
- Commercial DP
- Documentary DP
- Drone Operator
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Reporter / Journalist
Post-Production
- Sound Designer
- Sound Mixer
- Motion Graphics Designer
- Video Editor - Commercial
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - News
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