Oreste Crisostomi

Oreste Crisostomi (born 21 August 1982), is an Italian filmmaker.[1] He is particularly known as the writer and artistic director of the critically acclaimed documentary Fuori fuoco (Out of focus).[2][3]

Oreste Crisostomi
Crisostomi in 2017
Born21 August 1982
Terni, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationDirector, screenwriter
Years active2010 - present

Personal life

He was born and raised in Terni, Italy. Since 2011 he has been carrying out constant cultural activities with the inmates from Terni penitentiary, where he made the documentary Fuori fuoco.[4][5][6]

Career

He made his debut as a director and screenwriter in 2010 with the feature film Alice, previewed at the Flaiano Prizes, starring Catherine Spaak.[7][8][9] During the 2011/12 season he made the play Io as an author and director. The play is inspired by Pierre Rivière’s memoir, a case of parricide from the 19th century.[10][11] In 2013 he was appointed director of the Film Festival Popoli e Religioni.[12] In 2014 and 2015 he worked on the production of Asino, a documentary film by Anatoly Vasiliev.[13] In 2018 his collective documentary project Fuori fuoco, made with the inmates from Terni penitentiary, was premiered at the Perugia International Journalism Festival and screened at the Chamber of Deputies.[14][15][16] In 2021 he made the documentary Give Me the End You're at, a production of Associazione Museo Nazionale del Cinema, as a screenwriter and director.[17][18]

Filmography
Year Film Role Genre
2010 Alice Director, writer First feature
2018 Fuori fuoco Writer, artistic director Documentary
2021 Give me the end you’re at Writer, director Documentary

References
  1. "Oreste Crisostomi". Festival Internazionale del Giornalismo (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  2. "Out of focus (Fuori fuoco) - 2017 - documentaries - films & docu". Filmitalia. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  3. ""Fuori fuoco", ma dentro la periferia dell'anima | Il film dei detenuti del carcere di Terni". Tuttoggi (in Italian). 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  4. "CINEMA IN CARCERE, CINEMA DAL CARCERE". Perugia Social Film Festival (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  5. "Speciale Tg1 - S2017/18 - Fuori fuoco - Video". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  6. ""Le buone notizie non arrivano dal cielo, ma dalla porta". La speranza e l'attesa nel film doc dei detenuti". L'HuffPost (in Italian). 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  7. "Crisostomi's debut Alice a surreal fairy tale". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  8. Giugno 2010, 21. "Crisostomi ospite del Flaiano festival". Il Centro (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-26.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. "La Spaak: "Non ci provo più né con gli uomini né con la televisione"". ilGiornale.it (in Italian). 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  10. "Io". Teatro Stabile dell'Umbria (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  11. Samsa, Alessandro (2012-02-12). "Un teatro che (a volte) riflette". www.teatro.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  12. Detto, Io Ha. "Terni, festival cinematografico 'Popoli e religioni': la nona edizione va 'In ricerca del padre'". Umbria24.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  13. Vasilyev, Anatoly (2017-01-28), Asino (Documentary, Mystery), Donkey Apollo, Donkey Ares, Donkey Fina, Donkey Gibilisco, Trikita Entertainment, retrieved 2021-05-05
  14. "Out of focus". International Journalism Festival. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  15. Radicale, Radio (2018-07-17). "Presentazione del docufilm "Fuori fuoco"". Radio Radicale (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  16. MMC, Redazione (2018-10-17). "Fuori fuoco". Museo della Memoria Carceraria (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  17. "GIVE ME THE END YOU'RE AT - Storie di Senzatetto - CinemaItaliano.info". cinemaitaliano.info (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  18. "Give me the end you're at". AMNC.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-23.
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