
Vincenzo Nappi
Directing
Biography
Vincenzo Nappi is a Canadian writer, editor, and director born in Montreal, Quebec. He is best known for his short films "First Bite" and "Is Your Daughter Home?".
Known For

Martin is a hermit overreacting to the covid-19 pandemic. He never goes outside and hoards toilet paper. Wanting to change his life, Martin breaks his prolonged quarantine by leaving his apartment to get a haircut. In this comedy, one discovers that getting a good haircut isn't that easy.
Mr. Quarantine's Haircut

Alex is struggling in a venue bathroom as she finds herself ill at a metal concert.
First Bite

A clown, and a lion tamer, escape from the travelling circus to live a free life in the forest.
Travelling Hearts

Ratgirl, a diffident 19 year-old woman, as she and her older roommate Alice discover their apartment is infested with rats — a claim which is adamantly ignored by their miserly landlord. Over the course of a hellish fourty-eight hours, Ratgirl unconfidently navigates sexual harassment, housing instability, ex-friendships, and suppressed mental illness.
Ratgirl

Oh, Canada. Such a wonderful place to live - WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. A musical look into the artifice surrounding the Canadian identity.
Oh... Canada

Chris tries to coerce his friend Dave into holding up a store, so that they can be on their way to becoming super villains.
Villain Initiation

Alice tries to find a way to help her sick fish, while simultaneously finding herself." Little Fish is a film about letting go of childhood when you feel that you should, rather than when other people want you to.
Little Fish

Emily is on the hunt for the perfect spot to bury what she is carrying in her box.
Out from Within

In the distant future, within the city of LOS MUTANTES, FREDA DAVIS and LUCILLE NERO, two spies from the National Union of National Spies (N.U.N.S.), ask BETTY POWELL to help bring down the Catholic Association of Quebec (C.A.Q.) and its oppressive leader, JEANNE VERSACON.
N.U.N.S. with Nunchucks

Canada for the Masses is a reflective, found-footage experimental documentary that critiques the federal branding of Canada for its persistent efforts to mask the country’s deep-rooted issues. By deconstructing Canada’s carefully curated self-image and juxtaposing archival footage from World War II Canadian propaganda films, Canada for the Masses analyzes the underlying nefarious nature of Canadian identity.
Canada for the Masses

Fun with filters results in more than just a good time.
Filtered

After an exhausting basketball team practice, the elementary school coach notices the last daycare student waiting outside in the pouring rain. As plans start to change, he decides to take her in and watch over her until the parents arrive, only for the night to take a bloody turn.
Extracurricular Activity
A short documentary in portrait style about the queer sorority that formed between three roommates, Arianne, Amé and me, Marie-Michèle. It is a bittersweet collection of moments spent together, with the imminent move waiting for us on July 1st. The goal of this film was to commemorate how happiness can be found in safe spaces, for queer people and women.
Fleurs séchées

Within a society fearful of vampires, Ernesto Murciélago, a detective and luchador, must rescue a kidnapped basketball player and defeat the city's evil leader, L0L1TA (a fascist tape recorder).
Vampire Rebound

Mark Reiter stands in front of his love's house as he practices what he will say to her mother.
Is Your Daughter Home?

Noah, an infamous internet troll, who at the behest of their idol Jimmy Beast, sets off on a mission to unalive the politician who banned the social media app in which they derive all of their self-worth and identity.
HUMAN ERROR

The Posada Ruiz family began calling Montreal home two decades ago, leaving everything they knew back in Colombia. Navigating their memories, the family retraces their journey, their relationship to the city, and the challenges that arise when trying to find a new home.
Nuestra, À Nous, Ours

A psychological-horror-comedy about a cool girl who falls into paranoia and psychosis as everyone seems to be trying to copy her style. Is it all in her head or is she really being followed by an increasingly manic group of clones trying to steal her identity?