Spizzichino

Italy

2006

4 Min

Color

English

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SOUND Josh Hogan, Holger Stenschke

Synopsis

A portrait of Roberto Spizzichino, a cymbal smith and drummer in Italy. There is no book explaining how to make a cymbal, the only way is to try, starting from a piece of bronze.

“Spizzichino” belongs to the “Unique Trades” collection, a set of short films about the fascination of trades on the fringe of
existence, realized by the young director, Alex Healey, during his scholarship at Fabrica, Benetton’s media and communication research center. –Fabrica

Director

Alex Healey

Born in London in 1982, ever since childhood Alex has been fascinated by film whether it be animation, documentary or fiction. He made films as a young boy: animations, recordings of controlled explosions and staged works of fiction with friends.

At the University of Brighton he achieved a 1st class BA Honours degree in Visual Communication. He worked for various BBC
departments on research, production, staging and filming.

In 2006, Alex was awarded a scholarship at Fabrica, Benetton’s communication research centre in Italy. During his time at Fabrica, Alex has filmed in twelve countries around the world including: Uganda, India, Japan, Australia and Senegal. He has consolidated and developed a strong observational shooting style, giving particular attention to the small details that turn an everyday situation into a sequence of dramatic and visually engaging material.

Alex’ work has been shown internationally and has been published on internet platforms such… read more