Alex Scarpa

Alex Scarpa was born in Trento, Italy, in 1988. He has an IT high school diploma, an office clerk job and a big passion for cinema. His life changed when he met two Afghan filmmakers (political refugees in Italy), Razi and Soheila Mohebi. In 2014 with their support Alex made his first short movie "Luce Spenta" and later he became assistant director of the movie "Cittadini del Nulla" directed by Razi Mohebi (Mutti Award 2014 for best treatment on migrant cinema, awarded during the 71rd Venice Film Festival). In 2016 he worked as assistant director for "Una Casa Sulle Nuvole" directed by Soheila Mohebi (Mutti Award 2016 for best story on migrant cinema, awarded during the 73rd Venice Film Festival). In 2017 Alex shot his second short film, the sad fairy tale "Stakhanov".