Tommaso Santambrogio is an
Italian filmmaker and producer with
a distinct international trajectory.
He began his career directing
several short films, all of which
had their world premiere at the
Venice International Film Festival
(SIC@SIC), and by collaborating
with renowned filmmakers such
as Werner Herzog and Lav Diaz.
His most recent works include
TAXIBOL, a hybrid film presented
at Visions du Réel and the Telluride
Film Festival, and Oceans Are the
Real Continents, his debut feature,
which premiered during the 80th
Venice International Film Festival as
the opening film in competition at
Venice Days and was later released
in cinemas and screened at major
festivals around the world. The
film was subsequently featured on
MUBI, which described it as one of
the best Italian debuts of the past
decade. Santambrogio’s cinema
revolves around themes of identity,
separation, and memory, often
exploring the post-colonial legacies
and migratory dynamics shaping
contemporary societies. His style
is marked by a poetic and essential
approach.