Project made in collaboration with the National Gallery. We had to choose a painting from the gallery and write a story inspired by the work of the painter. This work was inspired by Giovanni Battista Moroni, A Knight with his Jousting Helmet, about 1554-8. The first thing that drew my attention to this painting is the subtle way in which the painter describes the knight’s inability to fight by showing his wounded leg, and his armour on the floor. In […]

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“Merchant of Memories” (2010)  is a surreal thriller about a middle-aged married man, Chris, who becomes consumed with buying memories of a woman, Martha, that he still loves. As his marriage and life collapses around him Chris clutches onto the only thing he has left forever searching for solace in the past. Screened at the Wroclaw Film Festival 2010 (Wroclaw, Poland).

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Exercise for both cinematographers and directors at the University College at Bournemouth. We had to turn a painting into a live action short. Inspired by the painting “The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds” by De La Tour. All the actors involved in this project were ex classmates at the University College at Bournemouth. Shot in one day using half a roll of 16mm film stock.

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Best Photography goes to Sunrise by Nicola Sersale. “The appearance of the light in the mild and powerful symphony of the birth of the day. The awakening of the animals and the absence of human kind makes this daily spectacle even more powerful; a sight that doesn’t have an audience, but has no equals for beauty and uniqueness.” Silvano Agosti and the Jury of The Festival Stai A Corto. A short film directed for the University College at Bournemouth’s unit – Sense […]

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Short Film directed for the University College at Bournemouth’s unit – Dream Factory. We had to design a short dream sequence using only a 16mm film roll. It was inspired by Ionesco’s play “The New Tenant”. Screened at the Semana de Cinema Experimental de Madrid 2009. The Streaming Film Festival in Netherlands and it was broadcasted on Souvenirs from Earth, the first cable TV station broadcasting a 24/7 art program.

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A Lynx commercial directed for the 2008 Kodak Commercial Competition.

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The surreal journey of a widower trying to find his lost lover. The 1st Prize goes to The Egg by Nicola Sersale for the capacity of synthesis and the surrealistic lightness with whom in six minutes he had told a story of love and death.” Morando Morandini 1st Prize – Laura Film Festival 2007, Levanto (SP), Italy 2nd Prize – Stai A Corto 2007, Verbicaro (CS), Italy A short film by Nicola Sersale. Produced by Jennifer Leigh Carson. Assitant Director: Francesco Bori. […]

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