Poppi Fella Pellegrino
Sound
Biography
Poppi Fella Pellegrino is a Toronto-based filmmaker interested in telling personal stories about connection, identity, and mental health. They graduated with high honors and a Silver Medal from Sheridan College’s Bachelor of Film and Television Program. Poppi’s films have played at many festivals including the Whistler Film Festival, the Oakville Film Festival, and the New West Film Fest. Poppi has also worked with Canada’s Walk of Fame as part of the Future Storytellers Program directing a short segment on inductee Lorraine Segato. On and off set, she is passionate about creating a kind, positive, and welcoming atmosphere for art.
Known For
Using poetry, interviews with psychologists and survivors, and corporeal imagery, Broca is an experimental documentary hybrid that explores how the mind-body connection is altered after trauma. The Broca’s Area in the brain is involved primarily in speech production. During a traumatic event or when trying to recall a traumatic event, this area shuts down. This makes it harder for a survivor to talk about what’s happened. Our project is an experimental documentary hybrid that offers a platform for survivors to tell their stories both verbally and non-verbally.
Broca
An exploration of the challenges that individuals with dwarfism are forced to face on a day-to-day basis through the eyes of two little people.
Eye to Eye
A young musician discovers a forgotten music sheet in his father's belongings, which unravels a painful family secret
For Sofia
A young man catches a glimpse into his late father's enigmatic past.
Remembrance of Night Whispers
Mistress Maggie Peach shows her employee who's boss.
Head Rush
A film director and sound designer discover a disturbing sound cue hidden in the mix of their short film, forcing the director to confront demons from his past.