Manuel

Dario Albertini was born in 1974 in Rome, Italy. Starting out as a photographer, he continued as a documentary filmmaker, overseeing every aspect: script, cinematography, sound and music.
Slot – Le Intermittenti Luci Di Franco, his first documentary, tells the story of Franco, a compulsive gambler addicted to slot machines. The documentary won the D.E.R. Best Italian Documentary, “Adriano Asti” Award for Best Documentary, The Cinemadocumentario Award, The Marcellino De Baggis Award).

La Repubblica dei Ragazzi, co-produced with Rai Cinema, is a documentary about a refuge set up after World War II for orphans and which developed into a self-governed “”Republic””. It traces its development from the beginning until today, when the refuge turned into a complex of regulated foster homes. It received the Awards 400 Colpi Vittorio Veneto Film Festival and Cinema Fedic Award.

Incontri al Mercato, awarded with the Franco Basaglia prize and the ITFF prize, tells the everyday stories of three people whose lives are centered around their local provoncial market.

Il Figlio, Manuel is his first fiction feature film, produced by Angelo Barbagallo’s Bibi Film, together with Timvision. It is the story of a young man, Manuel, as he prepare to leave the foster home in which he grew up. This film is based on Albertini’s experience while shooting the documentary La Repubblica dei Ragazzi.