New York, NY, USA
6 reviews$500 - $900 / Day
Valerio was born in Rome and graduated with a major in Communication Sciences from La Sapienza University with a thesis on Jean Rouch and ethno-fiction. In 2011 he moved to New York City to attend documentary classes at New York Film Academy. In 2012 he developed and directed original content for i-Italy airing on NYC Life (WNYE-DT1). Since 2013 he has worked across the country as a freelance video-maker and camera operator for international news broadcasters Rai, Sky, Mediaset, HRT and TVI. Under the umbrella of the production company Awen Films, he has directed award-winning documentary shorts and other non-fiction productions – and initiated a long-term collaboration with Centro Primo Levi, which gave rise to the web-doc series “CPL minidocs,” a video-installation for “Rome Lab” at the Center for Jewish History, and the 30-minute documentary “Iom Romì,” which premiered at the 2017 New York Jewish Film Festival at Lincoln Center. His first feature film, “If Only I Were That Warrior,” was awarded the 2016 Italian Golden Globe and aired on public television in Italy (Rai Storia) and Switzerland (RSI La2). His latest feature documentary, “Mister Wonderland,” premiered at Festival dei Popoli in November 2019, where it won the "Il Cinemino" Award.
April • 2020
Valerio and his team are top notch producers and filmmakers. They took on this story with professionalism, creativity, and enthusiasm. They provided me with all the material that I asked for and more. If they can work at this level during a pandemic, I am sure they can take on any project that comes their way. Highly recommended.
August • 2015
Loved working with Valerio. His shooting is outstanding.
October • 2015
Valerio was a bit challenging to work with at first (resistant to my ideas and there was a bit of a language barrier). But as time went on, I think we found how to communicate better. He is a brilliant videographer. Just could work on his client-service skills a bit.
Produced for AJPlus
Millions of people have applied for unemployment benefits due to COVID-19. But undocumented immigrants aren’t able to access any federal benefits, including the stimulus check. These two undocumented sisters are struggling to survive after they lost their jobs, and their father and brother died.
Produced for AJPlus
New York is on coronavirus lockdown. These intimate portraits shows the lives of the city’s everyday inhabitants - teachers, gig economy workers and community leaders. We follow them as they struggle with a lack of testing for the virus, no income and the prospect of business closures.
Produced for redfish GmbH
During New York City’s COVID-19 outbreak, the government failed to provide safe shelter and basic goods for the more than 60,000 New Yorkers who don’t have a permanent residence. In a city held hostage by real estate interests, we spoke with the working class people who have been forced into the streets and into unsafe shelters throughout an unprecedented public health crisis.
Produced for redfish GmbH
As New York has become the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, a class divide has been exposed showing that we're not all on the same boat in capitalism. To step up where the government has been lacking, grassroots organizers at mutual aid groups have taken matters into their own hands to help and unite poor and vulnerable people to survive.
Produced for Zillow
Produced for NBCUniversal
The Riverkeeper Patrol Boat monitors the water quality of the entire Hudson river basin, from its source to the New York Harbor. This summer, Captain Lipscomb will be navigating the Gowanus Canal and the Newtown Creek, Superfund sites still used as storm drains for the sewers and dumps for surrounding construction sites. Measuring the toxicity of these waterways is a grim but urgent task.
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