Biography

Born in 1984 in a small town in the province of Latina, from an early age he developed a great passion for music and cinema as well as for writing. He graduated in Performing Arts and Sciences at La Sapienza University of Rome with a thesis on Gus Van Sant and Nicolas Roeg, in 2006 he participated in the first Rome Film Festival as a member of the popular jury, personally selected by maestro Ettore Scola. In 2008 he attended the school for filmmakers ACT Multimedia in Cinecittà and in 2009 he founded the audiovisual production company Whitedust Productions. He signs the direction of two short films (Anarchist, Viva Violence) and video clips for emerging bands such as Floorshow and Legittimo Brigantaggio. In the meantime, he makes a living working as a sound technician and microphone technician for various film productions, including several feature films with the likes of Danny Glover, Rutger Hauer, Deryl Hanna, and Michael Madsen. In 2021 he directs the award-winning short film 'Only You' available on Amazon Prime Video, which features Enzo Salvi (awarded best actor in the prestigious Cortinametraggio festival) for the first time in a dramatic role. In 2024, he directed his first feature film, The Devil is Dragan Cygan, starring Enzo Salvi, Sebastiano Somma, and Adolfo Margiotta. The film premiered at the Los Angeles Italia Festival and was subsequently released on Amazon Prime Video. In 2025, the novel Rajesh - Signore dei Re was published by GFE Edizioni. Set in the countryside of the Agro Pontino region, the book tells the story of a young man of Punjabi origin forced to confront the exploitation of agricultural labor and the harsh realities of the caporalato system. Under the pseudonym WHITEDUST, he also released two electronic music albums available on all major digital platforms.
- IMDb mini biography by: Emiliano Locatelli