Federico J. Arioni
Acting
Biography
Federico J. Arioni began making short films at a very young age, driven by a passion for storytelling. Self-taught, he honed his craft and expanded his knowledge until he created his first feature film, A Fistful of Pesos (2015), a crime film influenced by the works of Sergio Leone. In 2019, he completed his second feature, Nobody is Crazy, a drama with fantastical and psychological elements about a teenager with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and his connection to time travel. In both films, Arioni served as writer, director, and producer. Nobody is Crazy began its international distribution in 2022, receiving praise from critics worldwide. The film won three Best Film awards and one Best Director award at various festivals in the United States. It was also declared of interest by the Legislative Power of the Province of Neuquén. His works have been showcased at film festivals in Argentina, the United States, Mexico, India, Spain, and Croatia.
Known For
Rafa is a lonely teenager with OCD and his overwhelmed mother insists on giving him professional help or he will end up in a military school. Faced with the situation, he agrees to visit a self-help group where he meets a somewhat eccentric masked guy who states to be a time traveler. Rafa begins the search to find out if the young guy is who he says he is and came from the past or is simply a mental patient who escaped from an asylum.
Nobody is Crazy
A guy steals a briefcase to take revenge on someone from his past. It will not take long to realize that behind what doesn't belong to him, dirty businesses are hidden, and that the owner of the briefcase will do everything to recover it.