Italian Cinema Today

Andrea Di lorio’s passion for cinema runs deep. Born in Campobasso in 1987, Di lorio studied performing arts and techniques at Rome’s La Sapienza University. By the time he graduated in 2013, he already had an acclaimed short film to his credit and a few years later made his first feature film. Di lorio’s childhood passion for cinema began with his realization that cinema combines several art forms, so he feels that filmmaking is a complete art. Over the course of a month or so, I’ve had an interesting dialogue getting to know this up and coming Italian filmmaker. His vision is unique and his desire to bring that vision to fruition is so strong, he takes matters into his own hands, and gets his films made.   I asked Andrea Di lorio about his passion for cinema and about two fascinating films he recently made, in particular, Senza Distanza , his first feature-length film starring fellow up and coming filmmaker Giovanni Anzaldo along with a cast of seriously gifted actors-...