
Andrej Chinappi
Directing
Biography
Andrej Chinappi, born in 1992, has a double degree in Literature and in Philosophy. From 2014 he has managed the paper magazine “Il Bestiario degli italiani". He has worked in France as a scriptwriter for Radio France; afterwards he obtained a degree in Film Directing at the Scuola Holden in Turin. In 2018 he directed his first short film titled “Infanzia”, an homage to the Russian film-maker Tarkovskij. In 2019 his short "Sanpietro" was part of the Festa del Cinema di Roma . His latest short film is “Don’t be cruel”.
Known For

Just out of jail, rumpled English archaeologist Arthur reconnects with his wayward crew of tombaroli accomplices – a happy-go-lucky collective of itinerant grave-robbers who survive by looting Etruscan tombs and fencing the ancient treasures they dig up.
La Chimera

Alessandra and Elisa are fifteen, bound by an intense connection that shifts between closeness, desire, and subtle jealousy. Elisa is about to move abroad, and the looming distance charges every gesture with new weight. They tease, provoke, and cling to each other, as if holding on and pushing away were the same thing. What they can’t express surfaces in silences, in glances, in the fragile balance between them. Over the course of a long afternoon, following the path of a river, they drift along the edges of their world: boys who bully, men who blur boundaries, glimpses of an adult world they observe without fully understanding. In that uncertain space - shaped by fear, confusion, and desire - something cracks. An extreme act begins to take shape, driven by something deep, unspoken, and unresolved.
I Sassi

Sanpietro, the reclusive concierge of an apartment building, has the keys to every unit. At night, he watches the lives of the residents from his dim, solitary studio; by day, he slips into their apartments, immersing himself in their routines and habits. But a chance encounter with the young son of a newly arrived tenant stirs something within him, driving Sanpietro toward a drastic act in his desperate attempt to ease his loneliness.
Sanpietro

Ninni and his father Amelio wish to redeem their modest lifestyle. An opportunity will arise when the father, who works as an Elvis lookalike, is called to perform in a rich seaside resort. On that night, however, Ninni will be forced to come to terms with the harsh reality of the real world.
Don't Be Cruel

During a mountain trip, three children spend the afternoon playing war. When a local child asks to join them, he is given the role of the "enemy". This innocent choice will lead to unexpected consequences.