Alberto
Gemmi (Italy, 1984). After his studies at the Helsinki Faculty of
Arts and a Master Degree in Cinema at the University of Bologna, he
is awarded a Master in Filmmaking in Paris. Since 2013, he has been working at L’Immagine Ritrovata film restoration laboratory, part of the Cineteca di Bologna. As an author, his work focuses on the research and use of archival materials to create short film diaries that explore ideas of time and memory. Drawing on a visual anthropology approach and a documentary gaze, his work also addresses urban transformations and complex social issues. Go
Burning Atacama Go (2012) won the experimental Lucca Film Festival
award, whilst Sinai – another step on earth (2014) had its
national premiere at the Torino Film Festival. His first feature-length documentary, Ogni Opera di Confessione (2015), premiered at Visions du Réel. In 2019, a selection of his video works was presented at the LiTE-HAUS gallery in Berlin. Il Labirinto, his second feature-length documentary, has been premiered at the Biografilm Festival in 2026. Together with musicians and performers, he has curated video installations, sound performances, live theatrical events and cinema workshops in Italy and abroad.
Contact: albertogemmi(at)yahoo(dot)it
or find me on vimeo