Gianluca Matarrese

Gianluca Matarrese

An Italian director based in Paris, he has established himself as a prominent voice in contemporary documentary filmmaking. Over the past five years, he has directed nine acclaimed films presented at prestigious international festivals, including the Venice Film Festival, IDFA, Thessaloniki, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, DMZ, Torino Film Festival, Visions du Réel, Biografilm, Festival dei Popoli, and Cinéma du Réel. His work explores a diverse range of themes such as body manipulation, gender affirmation, economic decline, unresolved trauma, theater, and the interplay between reality and fiction.