Arnaldo Stafa
Acting
Biography
Arnaldo is an actor and filmmaker who started Aki Studio London in order to tell powerful stories that move and entertain. Known for his ability to make quick decisions under pressure, communicate effectively and motivate others he thrives to make productions that deliver in terms of both commerciality and critical acclaim. With a background in running multiple businesses the power of balancing business and creativity serves as a very powerful combination.
Known For
My Hero is an action thriller about coming out of your comfort zone. We follow the story of a loner, Nathan, who has been pushed around by life, and his only happiness is martial arts films. He built so many walls around his life that he can’t get out of a routine of a low-level cleaner job at a gym and lonely night-time binges on TV. Until he can’t have enough of his horrible life, he joins a human trial to become a better self. Not knowing what he signed up for is more than a friendly trial to help people. To make matters worse, Nathan is now accidentally involved with a criminal organisation, and he has no answer or defences. Until his alter ego - HERO, spawns out. But Hero, just like Nathan, is full of flaws and contradictions. And the two form an unlikely friendship where perhaps at the end, only one can survive. An action film for the new generation full of adrenaline, fights, emotions and martial arts.
My Hero
An autistic programmer discovers her self worth with the help of her dragon friend.
Decode Me
Petros, a Widowed Cypriot Man, attends his son's engagement party although tolerant of his son's homosexuality he is yet to be truly accepting of him. Over Koupepia, a traditional Cypriot delicacy, he meets Eleni - a British Cypriot Transgender Woman. The two appear to have nothing in common but bond over the food of their heritage reframing Petros' relationship to his son, queer people and the Cypriot identity. Can people be more than is what we assume?